arriver

== English == === Etymology === From arrive +‎ -er. === Noun === arriver (plural arrivers) One who arrives; usually, one who arrives in a specified way. Synonyms: arrival, arrivant ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French arriver, from Old French ariver, from Early Medieval Latin adrīpāre. Synchronically a- +‎ rive +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ʁi.ve/ === Verb === arriver to arrive (often followed by a location) On est arrivés à Paris vers 9 heures. ― We arrived in Paris around 9 o'clock. Ils sont arrivés avant moi. ― They got there before me. Je n'arriverai pas à temps pour voir le début du film. ― I won't arrive in time to see the start of the film. (impersonal) to happen (unlike other translations of happen, can be used with an indirect object to specify something/somebody affected by the action; it may also be used with a relative clause in the subjunctive) Ça ne m'arrive jamais. ― That never happens to me. Il arrive souvent qu'il soit en retard. ― It often happens that he is late. (informal) to cope, to manage J' sais pas quoi faire... J'arrive plus. ― I don't know what to do... I can't do it anymore. to be able to, to manage (to do something successfully) [with à (+ infinitive)] Synonym: parvenir Je suis finalement arrivé à réparer cette porte. ― I finally managed to repair that door. to obtain a level of success or fame ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → German: arrivieren (“to succeed”) === References === === Further reading === “arriver”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French ariver. === Verb === arriver to arrive ==== Conjugation ==== Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive. ==== Descendants ==== French: arriver == Norman == === Alternative forms === arrivaïr (Guernsey) === Etymology === Inherited from Early Medieval Latin adrīpāre. Synchronically a- +‎ rive +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === === Verb === arriver (Jersey) to arrive ==== Antonyms ==== parti (“to leave”)