/ əˈraɪv; NAmE / verb [ v ]
1.
( abbr. arr. ) arrive (at / in / on ... ) to get to a place, especially at the end of a journey :
I'll wait until they arrive.
I was pleased to hear you arrived home safely.
to arrive early / late for a meeting
She'll arrive in New York at noon.
The train arrived at the station 20 minutes late.
By the time I arrived on the scene , it was all over.
We didn't arrive back at the hotel until very late.
The police arrived to arrest him.
2.
( of things ) to be brought to sb :
A letter arrived for you this morning.
Send your application to arrive by 31 October.
We waited an hour for our lunch to arrive.
The new product will arrive on supermarket shelves (= be available) early next year.
3.
( of an event or a moment ) to happen or to come, especially when you have been waiting for it :
The wedding day finally arrived.
The baby arrived (= was born) early.
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IDIOMS
- sb has arrived
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PHRASAL VERBS
- arrive at sth
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (in the sense reach the shore after a voyage ): from Old French ariver , based on Latin ad- to + ripa shore.