arrives

6 definitions • 11 examples

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.

to come to a place, esp. after traveling:

What time is their plane scheduled to arrive?

If someone or something arrives, it appears:

Sausages suddenly arrived on our table.

infml Someone who has arrived has become successful:

When they sent a limo for us, I knew we’d arrived.