arrive

Meaning

1. To reach; to get to a certain place.
2. To obtain a level of success or fame; to succeed.
3. To come; said of time.
4. To happen or occur.
5. To reach; to come to.
6. (obsolete) To bring to shore.

Synonyms

come

reach

appear

get

come in

enter

approach

get in

go

find

🔍

show up

come to

make it

get to

arrival

catch

happen

pass

return

roll up

go far

attain

end up

land

turn up

advance

meet

make

convey

occur

deliver

visit

depart

until

get at

arrive here

arrive at

leave

turn about

spread

drop by

to the point that

achieve

go near

go to

inspect

introduce

invade

look

manage

measure

move into

near

obtain

offer

overflow

overtake

present

progress

reach out

realize

received

rejoin

roll in

seem

set out

show

spill

stiff

succeed

tie

to

go to see

offer itself

turn out

wake up

achieve success

be due to

be sufficient

come into view

come to pass

emanate from

get done

go to meet

go up to

lie flat

look aside

meet up with

present oneself

show one’s face

find one’s way

set ashore

be met

reach one’s destination

grow famous

accrue

arrive opportunely

afloat

arise

attack

👊

become

befall

begin

be present

came

catch up

catch up with

come about

come across

come along

come back

come here

come-hither

come on

come out

comes

come through

come up to

compass

🧭

complete

descend

destination

discover

draw near

drop in

emerge

encounter

expire

face

fall

fall on

fleet

from

get across

get down

get there

get through

go across

go into

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈɹaɪv/

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”).