| Arrive 1. (v. i.) To come to the shore or bank. In present usage: To come in progress by water, or by traveling on land; to reach by water or by land; -- followed by at (formerly sometimes by to), also by in and from. 2. (v. i.) To reach a point by progressive motion; to gain or compass an object by effort, practice, study, inquiry, reasoning, or experiment. 3. (v. i.) To come; said of time; as, the time arrived. 4. (v. i.) To happen or occur. 5. (v. t.) To bring to shore. 6. (v. t.) To reach; to come to. 7. (n.) Arrival. Thesaurus Entries accomplish, achieve, achieve success, advance, appear, approach, arrive at, arrive in, attain, attain to, be a success, be received, blow in, bob up, break through, check in, clock in, come, come in, come on, come through, come to, come to hand, cut a swath, fetch, fetch up at, find, flourish, gain, get, get ahead, get in, get on, get there, get to, go, go far, go places, have it made, hit, hit town, make, make a breakthrough, make a success, make good, make headway, make it, make out, make the grade, make the scene, pop up, progress, prosper, pull in, punch in, reach, ring in, rise, roll in, score, show, show up, sign in, succeed, thrive, time in, turn up |