arrive

Pronunciation: /əˈɹaɪv/

The English word “arrive” has 7 meanings listed here.

verb

To reach; to get to a certain place.
To obtain a level of success or fame; to succeed.
To come; said of time.
To happen or occur.
To achieve orgasm; to cum; to ejaculate.
To reach; to come to.
To bring to shore.

Etymology

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”).

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