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.

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”).