arrive

arrive
ar|rive
W1S2 [əˈraıv] v
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1¦(get somewhere)¦
2¦(be delivered)¦
3¦(happen)¦
4¦(something new)¦
5¦(be born)¦
6 arrive at a decision/solution/compromise etc
7¦(success)¦
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[Date: 1100-1200; : Old French; Origin: ariver, from [i]Vulgar Latin arripare 'to come to shore', from Latin ad- 'to' + ripa 'shore']
1.) ¦(GET SOMEWHERE)¦
to get to the place you are going to
▪ Give me a call to let me know you've arrived safely.
arrive in/at
▪ What time does the plane arrive in New York?
arrive late/early
▪ He arrived late as usual.
▪ By the time the police arrived on the scene, the burglars had fled.
2.) ¦(BE DELIVERED)¦
if something arrives, it is brought or delivered to you
= ↑come
▪ The card arrived on my birthday.
3.) ¦(HAPPEN)¦
if an event or particular period of time arrives, it happens
= ↑come
▪ When her wedding day arrived, she was really nervous.
4.) ¦(SOMETHING NEW)¦
if a new idea, method, product etc arrives, it begins to exist or starts being used
▪ Since computers arrived, my job has become much easier.
5.) ¦(BE BORN)¦
to be born
▪ Sharon's baby arrived just after midnight.
6.) arrive at a decision/solution/compromise etc
to reach a decision, solution etc after a lot of effort
▪ After much consideration, we have arrived at a decision.
7.) ¦(SUCCESS)¦
sb has arrived
used to say that someone has become successful or famous
▪ When he saw his name painted on the door he knew he'd arrived!

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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