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arrive

arrive [ ə rv ] (3rd person present singular arrives, present participle arriving, past and past participle arrived)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. get to place: to reach a place after coming from another place

2. be delivered: to be delivered or brought to somebody or something

3. become available: to become available or common

4. begin: to begin or happen after a period of time or waiting
We've got to finish the work before summer arrives.

5. work out solution: to reach a decision after thinking about or discussing a problem
How did you arrive at the idea of using strings?

6. enter life: to be born

7. succeed: to become successful or famous ( informal )
You haven't arrived until you've eaten in this restaurant.

[12th century. Via French< assumed Vulgar Latin arripare 'come to shore' < Latin ripa 'shore']

arriver noun
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