Meaning

7 senses
  1. (copulative, intransitive)To reach; to get to a certain place.

    We've just arrived at the hotel to book in, so we should arrive at Mike’s in time for lunch.

    He arrived home for two days.

    ankommen, einlangen, einlaufen

    прибыва́тьpribyvátʹ, прибы́тьpribýtʹ, приходи́тьprixodítʹ

    прихо́дитиpryxódyty, прийти́pryjtý, приїжджа́тиpryjiždžáty

  2. (intransitive)To obtain a level of success or fame; to succeed.

    He had finally arrived on Broadway.

    schaffen

    достига́тьdostigátʹ, дости́чьdostíčʹ

  3. (intransitive)To come; said of time.

    The time has arrived for us to depart.

  4. (intransitive)To happen or occur.

  5. (Ireland, UK, intransitive, often, slang, vulgar)To achieve orgasm; to cum; to ejaculate.

  6. (archaic, transitive)To reach; to come to.

    reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

  7. (intransitive, obsolete)To bring to shore.

Examples

4443 sentences
  1. We arrived here in the evening.

    Ми приїхали сюди ввечері.

    ruМы приехали сюда вечером.

    deWir sind hier abends angekommen.

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  2. What time did you arrive there?

    О котрій годині ти туди приїхав?

    ruВо сколько ты туда приехал?

    deWann sind Sie dort angekommen?

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  3. Tom arrived late at the station.

    Том приїхав на станцію запізно.

    ruТом поздно приехал на станцию.

    deTom kam zu spät zum Bahnhof.

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  4. I've just arrived at the airport.

    Я щойно приїхав до аеропорту.

    ruЯ только что приехал в аэропорт.

    deIch bin gerade am Flughafen angekommen.

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  5. We just arrived at the station.

    Ми щойно прибули на станцію.

    deWir sind gerade am Bahnhof angekommen.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to get to a certain place:
to reach:
Русский
By meaning 3
to get to a certain place:
to reach:
to obtain a level of success or fame:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to get to a certain place:
to reach:
to obtain a level of success or fame:

Origin

From Middle English arriven, ariven, from Old French ariver, from Early Medieval Latin adr

From Middle English arriven, ariven, from Old French ariver, from Early Medieval Latin adrīpāre (“to land, come ashore”), derived from Latin rīpa (“shore, river-bank”). Displaced native oncome, tocome.

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Forms

arrives, arriving, arrived, arrived
Base formarrive · to arrive
3rd person singulararrives
Present participlearriving
Past simplearrived
Past participlearrived

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyarrive
he, she, itarrives

Past simpleLesson

all personsarrived

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave arrived
he, she, ithas arrived

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill arrive

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

9 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • arrived at the
  • arrive on time
  • arrived earlier earlier
  • arrived earlier
  • the ambulance arrived
  • arrive soon
  • going to arrive
  • will be arriving
  • arrived late
  • one to arrive
  • hasn't arrived yet
  • ambulance arrived

See also

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