verb [V]
1 (abbreviation arr.) ~ (at / in / on...) to get to a place, especially at the end of a journey:
I'll wait until they arrive. * I was pleased to hear you arrived home safely. * to arrive early / late (for a meeting) * She'll arrive in New York at noon. * The train arrived at the station 20 minutes late. * By the time I arrived on the scene, it was all over. * We didn't arrive back at the hotel until very late. * The police arrived to arrest him.
2 (of things) to be brought to sb:
A letter arrived for you this morning. * Send your application to arrive by 31 October. * We waited an hour for our lunch to arrive. * The new product will arrive on supermarket shelves (= be available) early next year.
3 (of an event or a moment) to happen or to come, especially when you have been waiting for it:
The wedding day finally arrived. * The baby arrived (= was born) early.
IDIOMS
sb has arrived (informal) somebody has become successful:
He knew he had arrived when he was shortlisted for the Booker prize.
PHRASALVERBS
arrive at sth to decide on or find sth, especially after discussion and thought
SYNREACH:
to arrive at an agreement / a decision / a conclusion * to arrive at the truth
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for arrive is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does arrive appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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