arrive at

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

ar•rive /əˈraɪv/   v. [no object] , -rived, -riv•ing. 

1. to come to a place in a journey;
   reach one's destination:
   They have just arrived in town.
2. to come to be present;
   happen:
   The moment of truth has arrived.
3. to attain a position of success in the world:
   She felt she had finally arrived in society.
4. to be born:
   The baby arrived at noon.
5. arrive at, [~ + at + object] to reach or attain;
   come to;
   decide:
   arrived at an agreement.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ar•rive  (ə rīv′), v., -rived, -riv•ing. 
v.i. 

1. to come to a certain point in the course of travel;
   reach one's destination:
   He finally arrived in Rome.
2. to come to be near or present in time:
   The moment to act has arrived.
3. to attain a position of success, power, achievement, fame, or the like:
   After years of hard work, she has finally arrived in her field.
4. [Archaic.] to happen:
   It arrived that the master had already departed.

v.t. 

5. [Obs.] to reach;
   come to.
6. arrive at:
   • to come to a place after traveling;
     reach.
   • to attain the objective in a course or process:
     to arrive at a conclusion.

• Vulgar Latin *arrīpāre to come to land, verb, verbal derivative of Latin ad rīpam to the riverbank; compare river¹
• Old French a(r)river
• Middle English a(r)riven 1175–1225

ar•riv′er, n. 

ar•ri•vé  (ar′ē vā′; Fr. a rē vā′), n., pl. -vés 

(-vāz′; Fr. -vā′). 
1. Foreign Terms a person who has swiftly gained wealth, status, success, or fame.

• French: literally, arrived, noun, nominal use of past participle of arriver to arrive
• 1920–25