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arriveto reach a destination or achieve something after a journey or process

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to reach a destination or achieve something after a journey or process

Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈraɪv/

Korean meaning: 도착하다, 이르다

Korean pronunciation: 어**라**이브

Example Sentences

  • My pizza arrived cold, but my patience had already left the building.
  • She always arrives fashionably late to parties.
  • Success will arrive when you stop chasing it and start attracting it.

arrive

VERB

//əˈraɪv//

to reach a destination or achieve something after a journey or process

arrive concept
💡 Concept

Travelers finally arrive at the mountain village after a long winter trek.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/əˈraɪv/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈraɪv/

🌳Etymology

Prefixar--
Root-rive

Origin

From Old French 'arriver', derived from Latin 'ad' (to) + 'ripa' (shore/bank), originally meaning 'to come to shore' or 'to land'.

🎵Rhyme

alivedrivethrivesurvive
alive
drive
thrive
survive

🔗Collocations

arrive at
arrive in
arrive on time
arrive late
arrive safely
arrive early

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My pizza arrived cold, but my patience had already left the building.

She always arrives fashionably late to parties.

Success will arrive when you stop chasing it and start attracting it.

The ambulance arrived just in time to save the day.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

reachcomeget tolandshow up

Antonyms

departleavego

Related

arrivaldeparturejourneydestinationtravel

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