arrives
/əˈɹaɪvz/
arrives is the third-person singular simple present indicative of arrive.
Meaning of arrive
Verb
arrive (third-person singular simple present arrives, present participle arriving, simple past and past participle arrived)
- To reach; to get to a certain place.
- We've just arrived at the hotel to book in, so we should arrive at Mike’s in time for lunch.
- Synonyms:
- fetch up
- To obtain a level of success or fame; to succeed.
- He had finally arrived on Broadway.
- To come; said of time.
- The time has arrived for us to depart.
- To happen or occur.
- Happy! to whom this glorious death arrives.1666, Edmund Waller, Instructions to a Painter
- To achieve orgasm; to cum; to ejaculate.
- To reach; to come to.
- Ere he arrive the happy isle.1667, John Milton, “Book II”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
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Questions about arrives
- What is arrives the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
- Arrives is the third-person singular simple present indicative of arrive.
- How do you pronounce arrives?
- Arrives is pronounced /əˈɹaɪvz/.
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