arrive: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 9 letter points · starts with A · ends with E
Meaning of arrive
verb
- copulative, intransitive
To reach; to get to a certain place.
Example: We've just arrived at the hotel to book in, so we should arrive at Mike’s in time for lunch.
- intransitive
To obtain a level of success or fame; to succeed.
Example: He had finally arrived on Broadway.
- intransitive
To come; said of time.
Example: The time has arrived for us to depart.
- intransitive
To happen or occur.
Listed forms: arrives, arriving, arrived.
Source: Wiktionary — arrive.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for arrive.
verb
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
verb
succeed in a big way; get to the top
- make it
- get in
- go far
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is arrive in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of arrive
A(1) + R(1) + R(1) + I(1) + V(4) + E(1) = 9 points.
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Anagrams of arrive
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from arrive
29 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in arrive. Showing up to 24, longest first.