arrived

Variant of arrive

intransitive verb arrived, arriving

  1. to reach one's destination; come to a place
  2. to come: the time has arrived for action
  3. to attain success, fame, etc.: he has arrived professionally

Origin: ME ariven < OFr ariver < VL *arripare, come to shore, land < L ad-, to + ripa, shore

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