Origin: Latin suffix -ive
Arrive has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
To reach; to get to a certain place.
"We finally arrived at the airport just in time for our flight."
In plain English: To arrive means to reach a specific place after traveling there.
"We will arrive at the airport by noon."
Usage: Use arrive to indicate that you have successfully reached a specific destination or location after traveling there. It typically requires a preposition like "at" for buildings or "in" for cities and countries when used in standard sentences.
The word "arrive" comes from the Latin rīpa, meaning "shore," and originally described the act of landing or coming ashore. It entered Middle English through Old French before replacing earlier native terms like "oncome."