arrived

4 definitions • 8 examples

past simple and past participle of

to reach a place, especially at the end of a journey:

What time will your train arrive?

It was dark by the time we arrived at the station.

We arrived in Prague later that day.

I arrived back to find that my room had been burgled.

What time does the mail usually arrive (= is it delivered)?

I ordered some CDs over a month ago, but they still haven't arrived (= I have not received them).

to happen or start to exist:

The leaves starting to turn brown is a sign that autumn has arrived.

If a baby arrives, it is born:

Their baby Olivia arrived on the date she was expected.