arrives

verbcome to a destination
verbachieve recognition

Synonyms for arrives

verb come to a destination

Antonyms for arrives

Word Origin & History

c.1200, "reach land, reach the end of a journey by sea," from Anglo-French ariver, Old French ariver (11c.) "to come to land," from Vulgar Latin *arripare "to touch the shore," from Latin ad ripam "to the shore," from ad "to" (see ad-) + ripa "shore" (see riparian). The original notion is of coming ashore after a long voyage. Of journeys other than by sea, from late 14c. Sense of "to come to a position or state of mind" is from late 14c. Related: Arrived; arriving.

Example Sentences for arrives

She relies on Mrs. Howe's protection till her cousin Morden arrives.

Monday Night: I am writing in my tent, which is to be shared with Anthony when he arrives.

She has a prescriptive right to the society of the man who arrives.

It can do nothing against Him, it is only by His grace that it arrives at the truth.

If the Street is brisk, I won't see him till he arrives home to-night.

The first of these resting places at which Christian arrives is the 'Interpreter's House.'

Unlike the later Platonic Dialogues, the Meno arrives at no conclusion.

Now at an inn the traveller that arrives is ever of more importance than he that departs.

Many and many an Oedipus arrives; he has the whole mystery teeming in his brain.

Then we will keep him until Hervey arrives, and we will settle the matter for ever.