English

Noun

arriver ‎(plural arrivers)

1. One who arrives; usually, one who arrives in a specified way
   • 2007, January 7, Gerard Beekman and Michael Kaminsky:

     Mr. Kaminsky tells precisely the same story — except with Mr. Beekman as the late arriver.

Translations

French

Etymology

From a- + rive, Vulgar Latin *arripare, from Latin ad rīpa. Compare Italian arrivare, Spanish arribar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ʁi.ve/

Verb

arriver

1. to arrive (often followed by a location)

   On est arrivés à Paris vers 9 heures.‎

   We arrived in Paris around 9 o'clock.

2. to happen (unlike other translations of happen, can be used with an indirect object to specify something/somebody affected by the action)

   Cela ne m'arrive jamais.‎

   That never happens to me.

3. to be able to, to manage (to do something successfully) (see also parvenir)

   Je suis finalement arrivé à réparer cette porte.‎

   I finally managed to repair that door.

4. to obtain a level of success or fame.

Conjugation

Derived terms

• arrivant
• arrivée

Middle French

Verb

arriver

1. to arrive

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Norman

Alternative forms

• arrivaïr (Guernsey)

Etymology

From Old French ariver, from Late Latin *arrīpare, from Latin ad + rīpa ‎(“shore”).

Pronunciation

Verb

arriver

1. (Jersey) to arrive

Antonyms

• parti ‎(“to leave”)