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arrive

ar·rive

UK/əˈɹaɪv/ US/ɜrˈaɪv/ common slang uk

verb

1.

reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

  • “She arrived home at 7 o”
  • “;”
  • “t get to Chicago until after midnight”
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2.

succeed in a big way; get to the top

  • “After he published his book, he had arrived”
  • “I don”
  • “;”
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Origin

From Middle English arriven, ariven, from Old French ariver, from Early Medieval Latin adrīpāre (“to land, come ashore”), derived from Latin rīpa (“shore, river-bank”). Displaced native oncome, tocome. For the semantic evolution, compare Old English ġelandian, ġelendan, lendan (“to arrive at land; land”) > Middle English alenden, landen (“to arrive; arrive at shore; land”).

Phrases

  • arrive at
  • it is better to travel hopefully than to arrive

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