# arrive

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈɹaɪv/ · frequency rank #3,739

## Definitions
1. To reach; to get to a certain place.
2. To obtain a level of success or fame; to succeed.
3. To come; said of time.
4. To happen or occur.
5. To achieve orgasm; to cum; to ejaculate.
6. To reach; to come to.
7. To bring to shore.

## Etymology
From Middle English arriven, ariven, from Old French ariver, from Early Medieval Latin adrīpāre (“to land, come ashore”), derived from Latin rīpa (“shore, river-bank”). Displaced native oncome, tocome.
For the semantic evolution, compare Old English ġelandian, ġelendan, lendan (“to arrive at land; land”) > Middle English alenden, landen (“to arrive; arrive at shore; land”).

## Easily confused with
- **Artie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arrive-vs-artie)
- **arrived** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arrive-vs-arrived)
- **arrives** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arrive-vs-arrives)
- **Arie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arie-vs-arrive)
- **alive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alive-vs-arrive)
- **arise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arise-vs-arrive)
- **Arnie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arnie-vs-arrive)
- **active** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/active-vs-arrive)
- **arrival** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arrival-vs-arrive)
- **archive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/archive-vs-arrive)

## Common misspellings (6)
`arirve`, `arive`, `arriev`, `arrivve`, `arrvie`, `rarive`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/arrive