Arrive

imp. & p. p. Arrived; p. pr. & vb. n. Arriving

1. 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.

   [Æneas] sailing with a fleet from Sicily, arrived . . . and landed in the country of Laurentum.

   There was no outbreak till the regiment arrived at Ipswich.

2. To reach a point by progressive motion; to gain or compass an object by effort, practice, study, inquiry, reasoning, or experiment.

   When he arrived at manhood.

   We arrive at knowledge of a law of nature by the generalization of facts.

   If at great things thou wouldst arrive.

3. To come; said of time; as, the time arrived.
4. To happen or occur. [Archaic]

   Happy! to whom this glorious death arrives.

1. To bring to shore. [Obs.]

   And made the sea-trod ship arrive them.

2. To reach; to come to. [Archaic]

   Ere he arrive the happy isle.

   Ere we could arrive the point proposed.

   Arrive at last the blessed goal.

1. Arrival. [Obs.]

   How should I joy of thy arrive to hear!