arrived
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
An inflected form of arrive · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 769 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 24,280 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.012% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress also: get, come She arrived home at 7 o'clockShe didn't get to Chicago until after midnight
- succeed in a big way; get to the top also: make it, get in, go far After he published his book, he had arrivedI don't know whether I can make it in science!
arrived in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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At length the day previous to the important one arrived.
The Station · William Carleton · Chapter 1
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The Woodburn party arrived in high spirits, a sleigh, containing the Fairview family, driving up at the same time.
Christmas with Grandma Elsie · Martha Finley · Chapter 1
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Riding fast, Sir Thomas Tresham crossed the Thames at Reading before any news of the battle of Barnet had arrived there.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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Sharp to the hour Poppy arrived with her gift; she was a pretty little village girl, who adored the Misses Mainwaring.
The Palace Beautiful: A Story for Girls · L. T. Meade · Chapter 1
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Arrived at the great building among whose offices was that of Walter McAndrew, Attorney-at-Law, Gloria's thoughts were turned into a new channel.
Gloria and Treeless Street · Annie Hamilton Donnell · Chapter 1