verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
ə-rīvʹ
/əˈɹaɪv/
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -aɪv
CMU ARPABET:ER0 AY1 V
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
verb
Meaning 1
To reach; to get to a certain place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: copulative, intransitive
Examples
We've just arrived at the hotel to book in, so we should arrive at Mike’s in time for lunch.
He arrived home for two days.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fetch up
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To obtain a level of success or fame; to succeed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
He had finally arrived on Broadway.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To come; said of time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
The time has arrived for us to depart.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To happen or occur.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To achieve orgasm; to cum; to ejaculate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
verb
Meaning 6
To reach; to come to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
verb
Meaning 7
To bring to shore.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
verb
Meaning 8
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
She arrived home at 7 o'clock
She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: get, come
Antonyms: leave
Narrower terms: land, set down, drive in, put down, bring down, set ashore, shore, roll up, come, come in, reach, hit, attain, flood in, pull in, get in, move in, draw in, plump in
9
verb
Meaning 9
succeed in a big way; get to the top
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
After he published his book, he had arrived
I don't know whether I can make it in science!
You will go far, my boy!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: make it, get in, go far
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods
History
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”).
Across languages
Translations
383 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
aankom
— to reach
Afrikaans:
arriveer
— to reach
Albanian:
arrij
— to reach
Amharic:
ደረሰ
(däräsä)
— to reach
Arabic:
وَصَلَ
(waṣala)
— to reach
Arabic:
وصل
(wiṣil, waṣal)
— to reach
Arabic:
وصل
(wṣal)
— to reach
Arabic:
وصل
(wíṣil, wáṣal)
— to reach
Aragonese:
plegar
— to reach
Argobba:
ዴረሳ
(dēräsā)
— to reach
Armenian:
ժամանել
(žamanel)
— to reach
Armenian:
հասնել
(hasnel)
— to reach
Aromanian:
agiungu
— to reach
Azerbaijani:
gəlmək
— to reach
Azerbaijani:
gəlib çatmaq
— to reach
Azerbaijani:
varid olmaq
— to reach
Baba Malay:
sampei
— to reach
Bashkir:
килеп етеү
(kilep yetew)
— to reach
Bashkir:
барып етеү
(barıp yetew)
— to reach
Basque:
heldu
— to reach
Belarusian:
дахо́дзіць
(daxódzicʹ)
— to reach
Belarusian:
дайсці́
(dajscí)
— to reach
Belarusian:
даязджа́ць
(dajazdžácʹ)
— to reach
Belarusian:
дае́хаць
(dajéxacʹ)
— to reach
Belarusian:
далята́ць
(daljatácʹ)
— to reach
Belarusian:
даляце́ць
(daljacjécʹ)
— to reach
Bengali:
আগমন করা
(agomon kora)
— to reach
Bulgarian:
дости́гам
(dostígam)
— to reach
Bulgarian:
дости́гна
(dostígna)
— to reach
Bulgarian:
присти́гам
(pristígam)
— to reach
Bulgarian:
присти́гна
(pristígna)
— to reach
Bulgarian:
явя́вам се
(javjávam se)
— to reach
Bulgarian:
явя́ се
(javjá se)
— to reach
Burmese:
ရောက်
(rauk)
— to reach
Catalan:
arribar
— to reach
Cherokee:
ᎦᎷᎦ
(galuga)
— to reach
Chichewa:
fika
— to reach
Chinese Cantonese:
到
(dou3)
— to reach
Chinese Mandarin:
到達 /到达
(dàodá)
— to reach
Chinese Mandarin:
到
(dào)
— to reach
Czech:
dorážet
— to reach
Czech:
dorazit
— to reach
Czech:
docházet
— to reach
Czech:
dojít
— to reach
Czech:
dojíždět
— to reach
Czech:
dojet
— to reach
Czech:
doletovat
— to reach
Czech:
dolétat
— to reach
Czech:
doletět
— to reach
Danish:
ankomme
— to reach
Dutch:
bereiken
— to reach
Dutch:
aankomen
— to reach
Dutch:
arriveren
— to reach
Esperanto:
alveni
— to reach
Estonian:
saabuma
— to reach
Faroese:
koma
— to reach
Finnish:
saapua
— to reach
Finnish:
tulla perille
— to reach
French:
arriver
— to reach
North Frisian:
uunkem
— to reach
West-Frisian:
bereitsje
— to reach
West-Frisian:
berikke
— to reach
West-Frisian:
oankomme
— to reach
Friulian:
rivâ
— to reach
Galician:
chegar
— to reach
German:
gelangen
— to reach
German:
kommen
— to reach
German:
erreichen
— to reach
German:
ankommen
— to reach
Gothic:
𐌰𐍄𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽
(atfarjan)
— to reach
Greek:
φτάνω
(ftáno)
— to reach
Ancient Greek:
πάρειμι
(páreimi)
— to reach
Ancient Greek:
ἀφικνέομαι
(aphiknéomai)
— to reach
Ancient Greek:
ἱκνέομαι
(hiknéomai)
— to reach
Ancient Greek:
ἀφικάνω
(aphikánō)
— to reach
Ancient Greek:
ἱκάνω
(hikánō)
— to reach
Mbya Guarani:
vaẽ
— to reach
Hebrew:
הִגִּיעַ
(higía)
— to reach
Hindi:
आना
(ānā)
— to reach
Hindi:
पहुँचना
(pahũcnā)
— to reach
Hindi:
आगमन
(āgman)
— to reach
Hungarian:
elér
— to reach
Icelandic:
koma
— to reach
Ido:
arivar
— to reach
Indonesian:
capai
— to reach
Indonesian:
sampai
— to reach
Indonesian:
gapai
— to reach
Italian:
arrivare
— to reach
Italian:
giungere
— to reach
Japanese:
着く
(tsuku)
— to reach
Japanese:
到着する
(tōchaku suru)
— to reach
Kabuverdianu:
txiga
— to reach
Kabuverdianu:
txegá
— to reach
Kongo:
kukuma
— to reach
Korean:
도착하다
(dochakhada)
— to reach
Lao:
ຮອດ
(hǭt)
— to reach
Lao:
ເຖິງ
(thœng)
— to reach
Latgalian:
dativēt
— to reach
Latgalian:
atīt
— to reach
Latgalian:
atsarast
— to reach
Latin:
advenio
— to reach
Latin:
pervenio
— to reach
Latin:
devenio
— to reach
Latvian:
ierasties
— to reach
Latvian:
atbraukt
— to reach
Lithuanian:
atvykti
— to reach
Low German:
ankamen
— to reach
Manchu:
ᡳᠰᡳᠨ᠋ᠠᠮᠪᡳ
(isinambi)
— to reach
Māori:
tae
— to reach
Māori:
taetae
— to reach
Maranao:
danon
— to reach
Maranao:
oma
— to reach
Marathi:
पोहोचणे
(pohocṇe)
— to reach
Marathi:
येणे
(yeṇe)
— to reach
Central Sierra Miwok:
hý·ja
— to reach
Mongolian:
хүрэх
(xürex)
— to reach
Mongolian:
ᠬᠦᠷᠬᠦ
(kürkü)
— to reach
Nahuatl:
ahci
— to reach
Nahuatl:
ehco
— to reach
Norman:
arriver
— to reach
Norwegian Bokmål:
ankomme
— to reach
Occitan:
arribar
— to reach
Old English:
ancuman
— to reach
Dari:
رَسِیدَن
(rasīdan)
— to reach
Iranian Persian:
رَسیدَن
(rasidan)
— to reach
Polish:
dochodzić
— to reach
Polish:
dojść
— to reach
Polish:
dojeżdżać
— to reach
Polish:
dojechać
— to reach
Polish:
dolatywać impf dolecieć
— to reach
Portuguese:
chegar
— to reach
Quechua:
chamuy
— to reach
Romanian:
ajunge
— to reach
Romanian:
sosi
— to reach
Romansh:
arrivar
— to reach
Romansh:
rivar
— to reach
Romansh:
river
— to reach
Romansh:
arivar
— to reach
Russian:
доходи́ть
(doxodítʹ)
— to reach
Russian:
дойти́
(dojtí)
— to reach
Russian:
доезжа́ть
(dojezžátʹ)
— to reach
Russian:
дое́хать
(dojéxatʹ)
— to reach
Russian:
долета́ть
(doletátʹ)
— to reach
Russian:
долете́ть
(doletétʹ)
— to reach
Sardinian:
arribbai
— to reach
Sardinian:
arribbare
— to reach
Sardinian:
arrivare
— to reach
Sardinian:
arribbari
— to reach
Sardinian:
erribbai
— to reach
Scots:
win tae
— to reach
Serbo-Croatian:
dospjeti
— to reach
Serbo-Croatian:
доспети
— to reach
Serbo-Croatian:
dospeti
— to reach
Serbo-Croatian:
doletjeti
— to reach
Sicilian:
arrivari
— to reach
Sicilian:
arruvari
— to reach
Slovak:
dôjsť
— to reach
Slovak:
doraziť
— to reach
Slovene:
prispeti
— to reach
Lower Sorbian:
pśichadaś
— to reach
Lower Sorbian:
pśiś
— to reach
Lower Sorbian:
pśijězdźowaś
— to reach
Lower Sorbian:
pśijěś
— to reach
Upper Sorbian:
dochadźeć
— to reach
Upper Sorbian:
dóńć pf: přijěć
— to reach
Spanish:
llegar
— to reach
Spanish:
arribar
— to reach
Swahili:
kufika
— to reach
Swedish:
anlända
— to reach
Swedish:
ankomma
— to reach
Tagalog:
dumating
— to reach
Tetum:
to'o
— to reach
Thai:
ถึง
(tʉ̌ng)
— to reach
Thai:
สู่
(sùu)
— to reach
Thai:
มาถึง
(maa-tʉ̌ng)
— to reach
Tumbuka:
fika
— to reach
Turkish:
varmak
— to reach
Tuvan:
чедер
(çeder)
— to reach
Ugaritic:
𐎎𐎙𐎊
(mġy)
— to reach
Ukrainian:
дохо́дити
(doxódyty)
— to reach
Ukrainian:
дійти́
(dijtý)
— to reach
Ukrainian:
доїжджа́ти
(dojiždžáty)
— to reach
Ukrainian:
дої́хати
(dojíxaty)
— to reach
Urdu:
آنا
(ānā)
— to reach
Urdu:
پہنچنا
(pahũcnā)
— to reach
Urdu:
آمدہ ہونا
(āmadā honā)
— to reach
Venetan:
rivar
— to reach
Vietnamese:
đến
— to reach
Walloon:
ariver
— to reach
Walloon:
avni
— to reach
Welsh:
cyrraedd
— to reach
Yakut:
тиий
(tiiy)
— to reach
Yiddish:
אָנקומען
(onkumen)
— to reach
Yiddish:
קומען
(kumen)
— to reach
Zhuang:
daengz
— to reach
Afrikaans:
aankom
— to get to a certain place
Afrikaans:
arriveer
— to get to a certain place
Albanian:
vij
— to get to a certain place
Arabic:
وَصَلَ
(waṣala)
— to get to a certain place
Arabic:
وصل
(wṣal)
— to get to a certain place
Armenian:
ժամանել
(žamanel)
— to get to a certain place
Armenian:
հասնել
(hasnel)
— to get to a certain place
Belarusian:
прыбыва́ць
(prybyvácʹ)
— to get to a certain place
Belarusian:
прыбы́ць
(prybýcʹ)
— to get to a certain place
Belarusian:
прыхо́дзіць
(pryxódzicʹ)
— to get to a certain place
Belarusian:
пры́йсці
(prýjsci)
— to get to a certain place
Belarusian:
прыязджа́ць
(pryjazdžácʹ)
— to get to a certain place
Belarusian:
прые́хаць
(pryjéxacʹ)
— to get to a certain place
Belarusian:
прылята́ць
(pryljatácʹ)
— to get to a certain place
Belarusian:
прыляце́ць
(pryljacjécʹ)
— to get to a certain place
Bulgarian:
стигам
(stigam)
— to get to a certain place
Bulgarian:
пристигам
(pristigam)
— to get to a certain place
Burmese:
ရောက်
(rauk)
— to get to a certain place
Catalan:
arribar
— to get to a certain place
Cebuano:
abot
— to get to a certain place
Cherokee:
ᎦᎷᎦ
(galuga)
— to get to a certain place
Chinese Mandarin:
到達 /到达
(dàodá)
— to get to a certain place
Chinese Mandarin:
到
(dào)
— to get to a certain place
Czech:
dorážet
— to get to a certain place
Czech:
dorazit
— to get to a certain place
Czech:
přicházet
— to get to a certain place
Czech:
přijít
— to get to a certain place
Czech:
přijíždět
— to get to a certain place
Czech:
přijet
— to get to a certain place
Czech:
přilétat
— to get to a certain place
Czech:
přiletět
— to get to a certain place
Czech:
přicestovat
— to get to a certain place
Czech:
přibývat impf přibýt
— to get to a certain place
Danish:
ankomme
— to get to a certain place
Dutch:
aankomen
— to get to a certain place
Dutch:
arriveren
— to get to a certain place
Dutch:
bereiken
— to get to a certain place
Esperanto:
alveni
— to get to a certain place
Even:
эм-
(əm-)
— to get to a certain place
Evenki:
эмэ-
(əmə-)
— to get to a certain place
Finnish:
saapua
— to get to a certain place
Finnish:
tulla perille
— to get to a certain place
French:
arriver
— to get to a certain place
West-Frisian:
bereitsje
— to get to a certain place
West-Frisian:
berikke
— to get to a certain place
West-Frisian:
oankomme
— to get to a certain place
Friulian:
rivâ
— to get to a certain place
Galician:
chegar
— to get to a certain place
German:
ankommen
— to get to a certain place
German:
einlangen
— to get to a certain place
German:
einlaufen
— to get to a certain place
German:
eintreffen
— to get to a certain place
Greek:
φτάνω
(ftáno)
— to get to a certain place
Ancient Greek:
ἀφικνέομαι
(aphiknéomai)
— to get to a certain place
Hebrew:
הִגִּיעַ
(higía)
— to get to a certain place
Hindi:
पहुँचना
(pahũcnā)
— to get to a certain place
Hungarian:
érkezik
— to get to a certain place
Hungarian:
megérkezik
— to get to a certain place
Ido:
arivar
— to get to a certain place
Indonesian:
sampai
— to get to a certain place
Italian:
arrivare
— to get to a certain place
Italian:
giungere
— to get to a certain place
Japanese:
着く
(tsuku)
— to get to a certain place
Japanese:
到着する
(tōchaku-suru)
— to get to a certain place
Kazakh:
كەلۋ
— to get to a certain place
Kazakh:
كەلىپ جەتۋ
— to get to a certain place
Kazakh:
كەلىپ ٴتۇسۋ
— to get to a certain place
Kazakh:
келу
(kelu)
— to get to a certain place
Kazakh:
келіп жету
(kelıp jetu)
— to get to a certain place
Kazakh:
келіп түсу
(kelıp tüsu)
— to get to a certain place
Kazakh:
kelý
— to get to a certain place
Kazakh:
kelip jetý
— to get to a certain place
Kazakh:
kelip túsý
— to get to a certain place
Khmer:
ដល់
(dɑl)
— to get to a certain place
Kituba:
kuma
— to get to a certain place
Kituba:
kukuma
— to get to a certain place
Korean:
도착하다
(dochakhada)
— to get to a certain place
Central Kurdish:
گەیشتن
(geyiştin)
— to get to a certain place
Lao:
ຈວບ
(chūap)
— to get to a certain place
Lao:
ຈູ້
(chū)
— to get to a certain place
Lao:
ຊອດ
(sǭt)
— to get to a certain place
Lao:
ດົນ
(don)
— to get to a certain place
Lao:
ມາ
(mā)
— to get to a certain place
Lao:
ເຖິງ
(thœng)
— to get to a certain place
Latin:
advenio
— to get to a certain place
Latin:
pervenio
— to get to a certain place
Latin:
devenio
— to get to a certain place
Lingala:
kóma
— to get to a certain place
Lingala:
ya
— to get to a certain place
Malay:
sampai
— to get to a certain place
Malay:
tiba
— to get to a certain place
Western Bukidnon Manobo:
uma
— to get to a certain place
Mansaka:
abot
— to get to a certain place
Mansaka:
datung
— to get to a certain place
Māori:
tae
— to get to a certain place
Māori:
taetae
— to get to a certain place
Maranao:
oma
— to get to a certain place
Marathi:
पोहोचणे
(pohocṇe)
— to get to a certain place
Central Sierra Miwok:
hý·ja
— to get to a certain place
Mongo:
kita
— to get to a certain place
Norman:
arriver
— to get to a certain place
Norwegian:
ankomme
— to get to a certain place
Occitan:
arribar
— to get to a certain place
Papiamentu:
yega
— to get to a certain place
Polabian:
komot
— to get to a certain place
Polish:
przybywać
— to get to a certain place
Polish:
przybyć
— to get to a certain place
Polish:
przychodzić
— to get to a certain place
Polish:
przyjść
— to get to a certain place
Polish:
przyjeżdżać
— to get to a certain place
Polish:
przyjechać
— to get to a certain place
Polish:
przylatywać
— to get to a certain place
Polish:
przylecieć
— to get to a certain place
Portuguese:
chegar
— to get to a certain place
Quechua:
chayay
— to get to a certain place
Romanian:
ajunge
— to get to a certain place
Romansh:
arrivar
— to get to a certain place
Romansh:
rivar
— to get to a certain place
Romansh:
river
— to get to a certain place
Romansh:
arivar
— to get to a certain place
Russian:
прибыва́ть
(pribyvátʹ)
— to get to a certain place
Russian:
прибы́ть
(pribýtʹ)
— to get to a certain place
Russian:
приходи́ть
(prixodítʹ)
— to get to a certain place
Russian:
прийти́
(prijtí)
— to get to a certain place
Russian:
приезжа́ть
(prijezžátʹ)
— to get to a certain place
Russian:
прие́хать
(prijéxatʹ)
— to get to a certain place
Sardinian:
arribbai
— to get to a certain place
Sardinian:
arribbare
— to get to a certain place
Sardinian:
arrivare
— to get to a certain place
Sardinian:
arribbari
— to get to a certain place
Sardinian:
erribbai
— to get to a certain place
Scots:
win tae
— to get to a certain place
Sicilian:
arrivari
— to get to a certain place
Sicilian:
arruvari
— to get to a certain place
Slovak:
prísť
— to get to a certain place
Slovak:
prichádzať
— to get to a certain place
Upper Sorbian:
přichadźeć
— to get to a certain place
Upper Sorbian:
přińć
— to get to a certain place
Spanish:
llegar
— to get to a certain place
Spanish:
arribar
— to get to a certain place
Swedish:
komma fram
— to get to a certain place
Swedish:
anlända
— to get to a certain place
Swedish:
ankomma
— to get to a certain place
Tagalog:
dumating
— to get to a certain place
Tausug:
datung
— to get to a certain place
Thai:
มา
(maa)
— to get to a certain place
Thai:
ถึง
(tʉ̌ng)
— to get to a certain place
Turkish:
varmak
— to get to a certain place
Tuvan:
келир
(kelir)
— to get to a certain place
Tuvan:
чедип келир
(çedip kelir)
— to get to a certain place
Tuvan:
ап чедер
(ap çeder)
— to get to a certain place
Ukrainian:
прихо́дити
(pryxódyty)
— to get to a certain place
Ukrainian:
прийти́
(pryjtý)
— to get to a certain place
Ukrainian:
приїжджа́ти
(pryjiždžáty)
— to get to a certain place
Ukrainian:
приїзди́ти
(pryjizdýty)
— to get to a certain place
Ukrainian:
приї́хати
(pryjíxaty)
— to get to a certain place
Urdu:
پہنچنا
(pahũcnā)
— to get to a certain place
Venetan:
rivar
— to get to a certain place
Vietnamese:
đến
— to get to a certain place
Walloon:
ariver
— to get to a certain place
Welsh:
cyrraedd
— to get to a certain place
Yakut:
кэл
(kel)
— to get to a certain place
Albanian:
arrij
— to obtain a level of success or fame
Arabic:
نجح
(njaḥ)
— to obtain a level of success or fame
Bulgarian:
постигам
(postigam)
— to obtain a level of success or fame
Dutch:
bereiken
— to obtain a level of success or fame
Dutch:
het gemaakt hebben
— to obtain a level of success or fame
Finnish:
saapua
— to obtain a level of success or fame
Finnish:
tulla perille
— to obtain a level of success or fame
French:
réussir
— to obtain a level of success or fame
French:
percer
— to obtain a level of success or fame
German:
schaffen
— to obtain a level of success or fame
Hebrew:
הִגִּיעַ
(higía)
— to obtain a level of success or fame
Hungarian:
befut
— to obtain a level of success or fame
Hungarian:
beérkezik
— to obtain a level of success or fame
Indonesian:
capai
— to obtain a level of success or fame
Central Kurdish:
گەیشتن
(geyiştin)
— to obtain a level of success or fame
Polish:
dojść (do czegoś)
— to obtain a level of success or fame
Portuguese:
vencer
— to obtain a level of success or fame
Russian:
достига́ть
(dostigátʹ)
— to obtain a level of success or fame
Russian:
дости́чь
(dostíčʹ)
— to obtain a level of success or fame
Slovak:
dosiahnuť
— to obtain a level of success or fame
Spanish:
lograr
— to obtain a level of success or fame
Spanish:
triunfar
— to obtain a level of success or fame
Spanish:
tener éxito
— to obtain a level of success or fame
Tagalog:
dumating
— to obtain a level of success or fame
Walloon:
ariver
— to obtain a level of success or fame
Walloon:
reyussi
— to obtain a level of success or fame