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Definition of Arrive
1. Verb. Reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress. "These cars won't arrive "; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"
Specialized synonyms: Land, Set Down, Drive In, Bring Down, Land, Put Down, Land, Set Ashore, Shore, Roll Up, Come, Come In, Attain, Hit, Reach, Flood In, Draw In, Get In, Move In, Pull In, Plump In
Related verbs: Get
Derivative terms: Arrival, Arriver, Comer, Coming
Antonyms: Leave
2. Verb. Succeed in a big way; get to the top. "You will go far, my boy!"
Generic synonyms: Bring Home The Bacon, Come Through, Deliver The Goods, Succeed, Win
Definition of Arrive
1. v. i. 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.
2. v. t. To bring to shore.
3. n. Arrival.
Definition of Arrive
1. Verb. (transitive copulative) to reach ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive copulative) to get to a certain place ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) to obtain a level of success or fame. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Arrive
1. to reach a destination [v -RIVED, -RIVING, -RIVES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Arrive
Literary usage of Arrive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The life and adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1883)
"We arrive in China ... safety—Dispose of the ship—Description of the inhabitants—arrive
at Pekin, and find an opportunity of returning to Europe. ..."
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