arrive

Verb

Verb Forms: arrived, arriving, arrives

To reach a place at the end of a journey.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
- "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"
succeed in a big way; get to the top
- "After he published his book, he had arrived"
To reach; to get to a certain place.
To obtain a level of success or fame; to succeed.
To come; said of time.
To happen or occur.
To achieve orgasm; to cum; to ejaculate.
To reach; to come to.
To bring to shore.

Examples

Good players don’t just find words; they arrive at the best possible play.
He arrived home for two days.
He had finally arrived on Broadway.
The time has arrived for us to depart.
We've just arrived at the hotel to book in, so we should arrive at Mike’s in time for lunch.

Origin / Etymology

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.
For the semantic evolution, compare Old English ġelandian, ġelendan, lendan (“to arrive at land; land”) > Middle English alenden, landen (“to arrive; arrive at shore; land”).

Synonyms

come, get, get in, go far, make it

Antonyms

leave, depart

Scrabble Score: 9

arrive: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
arrive: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
arrive: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

arrive: valid Words With Friends Word