ar·rive / əˈrīv/ • v. [intr.] reach a place at the end of a journey or a stage in a journey: we arrived at his house and knocked at the door. ∎  (of a thing) be brought or delivered: the invitation arrived a few days later. ∎  (arrive at) reach (a conclusion or decision): they arrived at the same conclusion. ∎  (of an event or a particular moment) happen or come: we will be in touch with them when the time arrives. ∎  (of a new development or product) come into existence or use: microcomputers arrived at the start of the 1970s. ∎  (of a baby) be born. ∎ inf. achieve success or recognition.

arrive †come to shore, land XIII; come to the end of a journey, etc. XIV. — OF. ariver (mod. arriver) :- Rom. *arrīpāre come to land, f. AR- + L. rīpa shore.