01 v. i. To come to the shore or bank. In present usage: To come in progress by water, or by traveling on land; to reach by water or by land; -- fol…
imp. & p. p.
Arrived; p. pr. & vb. n.
Arriving
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1.
To come to the shore or bank. In present usage: To come in progress by water, or by traveling on land; to reach by water or by land; -- followed by at (formerly sometimes by to), also by in and from.“[Æneas] sailing with a fleet from Sicily, arrived . . . and landed in the country of Laurentum.” — Holland.“There was no outbreak till the regiment arrived at Ipswich.” — Macaulay.
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2.
To reach a point by progressive motion; to gain or compass an object by effort, practice, study, inquiry, reasoning, or experiment.“When he arrived at manhood.” — Rogers.“We arrive at knowledge of a law of nature by the generalization of facts.” — McCosh.“If at great things thou wouldst arrive.” — Milton.
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3.
To come; said of time; as, the time arrived.
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4.
To happen or occur.[Archaic]“Happy! to whom this glorious death arrives.” — Waller.
Phrases & compounds
To arrive at —
or attain to.