arriver
Meaning
- to arrive (often followed by a location)
- (impersonal) to happen (unlike other translations of happen, can be used with an indirect object to specify something/somebody affected by the action; it may also be used with a relative clause in the subjunctive)
- (informal) to cope, to manage
- to be able to, to manage (to do something successfully)
- to obtain a level of success or fame
Concepts
be successful
Synonyms
se passer
se produire
se présenter
se réaliser
arriver à
se réunir
se placer
se dérouler
s’approcher
s’assembler
voler jusqu’à
boite de conserve
avoir succès
Translations
llegar
arrivare
geschehen
acontecer
gebeuren
arribarFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/a.ʁi.ve/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French arriver, from Old French ariver, from Early Medieval Latin adrīpāre. Synchronically a- + rive + -er.
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