arrive
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- //əˈɹaɪv//
To reach; to get to a certain place.
verbo
- 1
To reach; to get to a certain place.
We've just arrived at the hotel to book in, so we should arrive at Mike’s in time for lunch.
He arrived home for two days.
In America alone, people spent $170 billion on “direct marketing”—junk mail of both the physical and electronic varieties—last year. Yet of those who received unsolicited adverts through the post, only 3% bought anything as a result. If the bumf arrived electronically, the take-up rate was 0.1%. And for online adverts the “conversion” into sales was a minuscule 0.01%.
- 2
To obtain a level of success or fame; to succeed.
He had finally arrived on Broadway.
Evidence that the Irish had arrived socially was the abrupt decline in the number of newspaper articles accusing them of brawling and other crimes.
- 3
To come; said of time.
The time has arrived for us to depart.
- 4
To happen or occur.
Happy! to whom this glorious death arrives.
- 5
gergoTo achieve orgasm; to cum; to ejaculate.
- 6
arcaicoTo reach; to come to.
Ere he arrive the happy isle.
Ere we could arrive the point proposed.
Arrive at last the blessed goal.
- 7
obsoletoTo bring to shore.
and made the sea-trod ship arrive them
Etimologia
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”).
Forme
- passato
- arrived
- participio passato
- arrived
- participio presente
- arriving
- 3ª persona singolare
- arrives
arrive · To reach; to get to a certain place.
arriving · that arrivesarrogance · The state of being arrogant; a type of extreme or foolish…arrogant · Having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or…