To arrive is to reach a place after traveling or moving. It can also mean to achieve a big goal or become well-known.
From Old French “arriver” meaning “to reach shore,” from Latin “ad-” (to) and “ripa” (shore). The sense expanded from ships reaching land to anyone reaching a destination.
Arriving isn’t just physical; people say a singer has “arrived” when they finally become famous. The word always carries that sense of a journey completed, whether it’s across an ocean or through years of hard work.
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