Meaning of arrive in English
Verb
arriveEtymology
Middle English (in the sense ‘reach the shore after a voyage’): from Old French ariver, based on Latin ad-‘to’ + ripa‘shore’Definitions
1. reach a destinationExamples
- « arrive by movement or progress »
- « She arrived home at 7 o'clock »
- « She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight »
Antonyms
- 2. succeed in a big way
Examples
- « get to the top »
- « After he published his book, he had arrived »
- « I don't know whether I can make it in science! »
- « You will go far, my boy! »