Arrive

• POS: Verb (intransitive)
• HYPHEN: ar=rive

CIDE DICTIONARY

Arrive, v. i. [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.].

•  To come to the shore or bank. In present usage: To come in progress by water, or by traveling on land; to reach by water or by land; -- followed by at (formerly sometimes by to), also by in and from.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]

  "[Æneas] sailing with a fleet from Sicily, arrived . . . and landed in the country of Laurentum."  [1913 Webster]

  "There was no outbreak till the regiment arrived at Ipswich."  [1913 Webster]
•  To reach a point by progressive motion; to gain or compass an object by effort, practice, study, inquiry, reasoning, or experiment.  [1913 Webster]

  "When he arrived at manhood."  [1913 Webster]

  "We arrive at knowledge of a law of nature by the generalization of facts."  [1913 Webster]

  "If at great things thou wouldst arrive."  [1913 Webster]
•  To come; said of time; as, the time arrived.  [1913 Webster]
•  To happen or occur.  [1913 Webster]

  "Happy! to whom this glorious death arrives."  [1913 Webster]

To arrive at, or attain to.

Arrive, v. t. 

•  To bring to shore.  [1913 Webster]

  "And made the sea-trod ship arrive them."  [1913 Webster]
•  To reach; to come to.  [1913 Webster]

  "Ere he arrive the happy isle."  [1913 Webster]

  "Ere we could arrive the point proposed."  [1913 Webster]

  "Arrive at last the blessed goal."  [1913 Webster]

Arrive, n. 

 Arrival.  Chaucer.  [1913 Webster]
"How should I joy of thy arrive to hear!"  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Arrive, v.intr. (often foll. by at, in)
1 reach a destination; come to the end of a journey or a specified part of a journey (arrived in Tibet; arrived at the station; arrived late).
2 (foll. by at) reach (a conclusion, decision, etc.).
3 colloq. establish one's reputation or position.
4 colloq. (of a child) be born.
5 (of a thing) be brought (the flowers have arrived).
6 (of a time) come (her birthday arrived at last).

Etymology

ME f. OF ariver, ult. as AD- + L ripa shore

THESAURUS

Arrive

accomplish, achieve, achieve success, advance, appear, approach, arrive at, arrive in, attain, attain to, be a success, be received, blow in, bob up, break through, check in, clock in, come, come in, come on, come through, come to, come to hand, cut a swath, fetch, fetch up at, find, flourish, gain, get, get ahead, get in, get on, get there, get to, go, go far, go places, have it made, hit, hit town, make, make a breakthrough, make a success, make good, make headway, make it, make out, make the grade, make the scene, pop up, progress, prosper, pull in, punch in, reach, ring in, rise, roll in, score, show, show up, sign in, succeed, thrive, time in, turn up

ROGET THESAURUS

Arrive

Cessation

VB cease, discontinue, desist, stay, halt, break off, leave off, hold, stop, pull up, stop short, stick, hang fire, halt, pause, rest, burn out, blow out, melt down, have done with, give over, surcease, shut up shop, give up, hold one's hand, stay one's hand, rest on one's oars repose on one's laurels, come to a stand, come to a standstill, come to a deadlock, come to a full stop, arrive, go out, die away, wear away, wear off, pass away, be at an end, disintegrate, self-destruct, intromit, interrupt, suspend, interpel, intermit, remit, put an end to, put a stop to, put a period to, derail, turn off, switch off, power down, deactivate, disconnect, bring to a stand, bring to a standstill, stop, cut short, arrest, stem the tide, stem the torrent, pull the check-string, pull the plug on, Int, hold!, stop!, enough!, avast!, have done!, a truce to!, soft!, leave off!, tenez!.

Eventuality

VB happen, occur, take place, take effect, come, become of, come off, comeabout, come round, come into existence, come forth, come to pass, come on, pass, present itself, fall, fall out, turn out, run, be on foot, fall in, befall, betide, bechance, prove, eventuate, draw on, turn up, crop up, spring up, pop up, arise, show up, show its face, appear, come forth, cast up, supervene, survene, issue, arrive, ensue, arise, start, hold, take its course, pass off, meet with, experience, enjoy, encounter, undergo, suffer, pass through, go through, be subjected to, be exposed to, fall to the lot of, be one's chance, be one's fortune, be one's lot, find, endure.

Arrival

VB arrive, get to, come to, come, reach, attain, come up with, come up to, overtake, make, fetch, complete, join, rejoin, light, alight, dismount, land, go ashore, debark, disembark, put in, put into, visit, cast anchor, pitch one's tent, sit down, get to one's journey's end, make the land, be in at the death, come back, get back, come home, get home, return, come in, make one's appearance, drop in, detrain, deplane, outspan, de-orbit, come to hand, come at, come across, hit, come upon, light upon, pop upon, bounce upon, plump upon, burst upon, pitch upon, meet, encounter, rencounter, come in contact.