arrive at something Definition

arrive
verb, intr arrived, arriving

1. To reach a place during a journey or come to a destination at the end of a journey.

Thesaurus: appear, come, show up, turn up, alight, land.
2. colloq
To be successful or to attain recognition.
Example: thought he had really arrived when he bought his first Armani suit
Thesaurus: succeed, make it (slang), get to the top; Antonym: fail, stagnate.
3. Said of a baby: to be born.
4. Said of a thing: to be brought, delivered, etc.

Example: The letter arrived by second post
5. To come about, happen or occur at last.

Example: The day arrived when a decision had to be made
Thesaurus: appear, come, happen, occur, materialize.

Idiom: arrive on the scene

To become known or popular.
Example: Punk arrived on the scene in '76

Etymology: 13c: from French ariver, from Latin ad to + ripa shore.

Phrasal Verb: arrive at something

To come to (a conclusion, decision, etc).