arrive (redirected from arriving at)

ar·rive  (-rv)

intr.v. ar·rived, ar·riv·ing, ar·rives

1. To reach a destination.

2. To come at length; take place: The day of reckoning has arrived.

3. To achieve success or recognition: He had finally arrived as a designer.

Phrasal Verb:

arrive at

To reach through effort or a process: arrive at a decision after much thought.

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[Middle English ariven, from Old French ariver, from Vulgar Latin *arrpre, to reach the shore : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin rpa, shore.]

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ar·river n.

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arrive

Verb

[-riving, -rived]

1. to reach a place or destination

2. arrive at to come to (a conclusion, idea, or decision)

3. to occur: the crisis he predicted then has now arrived

4. Informal to be born

5. Informal to attain success [Latin ad to + ripa river bank]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	arrive - reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight" come, get land, set down - reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul" drive in - arrive by motorcar; "The star and her manager drive in today from their motor tour across the country" land, put down, bring down - cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely" set ashore, shore, land - arrive on shore; "The ship landed in Pearl Harbor" roll up - arrive in a vehicle: "He rolled up in a black Mercedes" get - reach and board; "She got the bus just as it was leaving" come in, come - be received; "News came in of the massacre in Rwanda" attain, reach, hit - reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour" flood in - arrive in great numbers move in, pull in, get in, draw in - of trains; move into (a station); "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station" plump in - arrive suddenly and unannounced; "He plumped in on a Sunday morning" go forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
	2.	arrive - succeed in a big way; get to the top; "After he published his book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make it in science!"; "You will go far, my boy!" go far, make it, get in bring home the bacon, deliver the goods, succeed, win, come through - attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"

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arrive

verb 1. come, appear, enter, turn up, show up (informal) materialize, draw near << OPPOSITE depart

verb 2. occur, happen, take place, ensue, transpire, fall, befall

verb 3. (Informal) succeed, make it (informal) triumph, do well, thrive, flourish, be successful, make good, prosper, cut it (informal) reach the top, become famous, make the grade (informal) get to the top, crack it (informal) hit the jackpot (informal) turn out well, make your mark (informal) achieve recognition, do all right for yourself (informal)

arrive at something reach, make, get to, enter, land at, get as far as

Translations

arrive [əˈraɪv] vi → llegar, arribar (LAM)

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arrive [əˈraɪv] vi → arriver

arrive at vt fus [+ decision, solution] → parvenir à

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arrive [əˈraɪv] vi → ankommen

arrive at arrive vt fus (fig) (conclusion) → kommen zu: (situation) → es bringen zu

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arrive [əˈraɪv] vi → arrivare

arrive at vt fus → arrivare a