arrive

arrive
arrive (v.) c.1200, "reach land, reach the end of a journey by sea," from Anglo-Fr. ariver, O.Fr. ariver (11c.) "to come to land," from V.L. *arripare "to touch the shore," from L. ad ripam "to the shore," from ad "to" (see AD- (Cf. ad-)) + ripa "shore" (see RIPARIAN (Cf. riparian)). The original notion is of coming ashore after a long voyage. Of journeys other than by sea, from late 14c. Sense of "to come to a position or state of mind" is from late 14c. Related: Arrived; arriving.

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  • arrivé — arrivé, ée [ arive ] adj. • de arriver 1 ♦ Premier, dernier arrivé : celui qui est arrivé le premier, le dernier. « il n a pu faire autrement que de servir d abord les premiers arrivés » (A. Gide). 2 ♦ Qui a réussi (socialement,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • arrivé — arrivé, ée (a ri vé, vée) part. passé. 1°   Qui a pris terre. Arrivé au port. 2°   Venu dans un lieu par eau, par voiture, à cheval, etc. Arrivé en diligence. 3°   Venu, en général. Arrivé en Afrique. Vous êtes bien aise de le voir arrivé. à… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Arrive — Ar*rive , v. t. 1. To bring to shore. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] And made the sea trod ship arrive them. Chapman. [1913 Webster] 2. To reach; to come to. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] Ere he arrive the happy isle. Milton. [1913 Webster] Ere we could arrive …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Arrive — Ar*rive , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Arrived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Arriving}.] [OE. ariven to arrive, land, OF. ariver, F. arriver, fr. LL. arripare, adripare, to come to shore; L. ad + ripa the shore or sloping bank of a river. Cf. {Riparian}.] 1. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Arrive — Ar*rive , n. Arrival. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] How should I joy of thy arrive to hear! Drayton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • arrive at — (something) to come to a decision or agreement about something after serious thought or discussion. The town council needs to explain how they arrived at their plan for future development of the town. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of… …   New idioms dictionary

  • arrive — [v1] come to a destination access, alight, appear, attain, barge in, blow in, bob up*, breeze in*, bust in*, buzz*, check in*, clock in*, disembark, dismount, drop anchor, drop in, enter, fall by, fall in, get to, hit*, hit town*, land*, make it* …   New thesaurus

  • arrive — ► VERB 1) reach a destination. 2) be brought or delivered. 3) (of a particular moment) come about. 4) (arrive at) reach (a conclusion or decision). 5) informal become successful and well known. ORIGIN originally in the sense «reach the sho …   English terms dictionary

  • arrive — [ə rīv′] vi. arrived, arriving [ME ariven < OFr ariver < VL * arripare, come to shore, land < L ad , to + ripa, shore] 1. to reach one s destination; come to a place 2. to come [the time has arrived for action] 3. to attain success, fame …   English World dictionary

  • arrive — I verb accomplish, achieve, advance, alight, appear, approach, attain, befall, betide, come to, consummate, culminate, emerge, enter, eventuate, gain, get to, happen, join, land, make good, occur, reach, show up, supervene, turn up, visit II… …   Law dictionary

  • arrive at — index attain, obtain Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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