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   arrive

   /əˈrʌɪv/

   verb

   • 1. reach a place at the end of a journey or a stage in a journey: "we arrived at his house and knocked at the door" Similar comeget here/therereach one's destinationmake itappearput in an appearancemake an appearancecome on the scenecome upapproachenterpresent oneselfturn upbe alongcome alongmaterializereachinformal:show upshowroll inroll upblow inshow one's facereachget toget as far ascome tomakemake it toset foot ongainattainend up atland up atfetch up atinformal:hitwind up atOpposite departleave
   • ▪ (of a thing) be brought or delivered: "the invitation arrived a few days later"
   • 2. (of an event or a particular moment) happen or come: "we will be in touch with them when the time arrives" Similar happenoccurtake placecome abouttranspireensuepresent itselfcrop upliterary:come to passbefallOpposite go
   • ▪ (of a new development or product) come into existence or use: "microcomputers arrived at the start of the 1970s" Similar emergeappearmake an appearancesurfacedawnbe borncome into beingarisespring upbe developedstart
   • 3. reach (a conclusion or decision): "they arrived at the same conclusion" Similar achieveattainreachgainaccomplishwork outdraw upput togetherstrikenegotiatethrash outhammer outsettle onsignendorseratifysanctioninformal:clinch
   • 4. (of a baby) be born: "he will feel jealous when a new baby arrives"
   • 5. achieve success or recognition: informal "he still has to pinch himself to be sure he really has arrived" Similar succeedachieve successbe successfulbe a successdo wellget aheadreach the topmake goodprosperflourishthriveadvancetriumphbe victoriousbreak throughbecome famousachieve recognitioninformal:make itmake the gradecut itcrack itmake a name for oneselfmake one's markget somewheredo all right for oneselfbring home the baconfind a place in the sun

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘reach the shore after a voyage’): from Old French ariver, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ + ripa ‘shore’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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