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Arrived

Arrive \Ar*rive"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Arrived; p. pr. & vb. n. Arriving.] [OE. ariven to arrive, land, OF. ariver, F. arriver, fr. LL. arripare, adripare, to come to shore; L. ad + ripa the shore or sloping bank of a river. Cf. Riparian.]

  1. To come to the shore or bank. In present usage: To come in progress by water, or by traveling on land; to reach by water or by land; -- followed by at (formerly sometimes by to), also by in and from. ``Arrived in Padua.''
    --Shak.

    [[AE]neas] sailing with a fleet from Sicily, arrived . . . and landed in the country of Laurentum.
    --Holland.

    There was no outbreak till the regiment arrived at Ipswich.
    --Macaulay.

  2. To reach a point by progressive motion; to gain or compass an object by effort, practice, study, inquiry, reasoning, or experiment.

    To arrive at, or attain to.

    When he arrived at manhood.
    --Rogers.

    We arrive at knowledge of a law of nature by the generalization of facts.
    --McCosh.

    If at great things thou wouldst arrive.
    --Milton.

  3. To come; said of time; as, the time arrived.

  4. To happen or occur. [Archaic]

    Happy! to whom this glorious death arrives.
    --Waller.

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arrived

vb. (en-past of: arrive)

Usage examples of "arrived".

It has been seventy-five Earth minutes since Alfred and Nellie arrived through the gate.

Would you send her a message advising that Melly Castle, known to her, has arrived to enjoy Joy Hall hospitality.

When Xaefyer arrived, he introduced his men and welcomed the girls winningly.

Chapter 2: When the inspector arrived late on Monday next, having sent a messenger to beg off the dinner appointment, his mistress met him in the foyer herself.

He arrived later in the evening, however, and found Jane no less glad to see him.

An orgasm had just occurred among the tangled bodies as we arrived in the blue.

Resolutely I turned away from him and marched at the blue painted gate as if it were truly a hole in the wall -- -- And arrived in the white room of Joy Hall!

Xaefyer himself, was just coming or going in the white when she arrived with Nellie in tow.

My hope when I arrived, which remains to me yet, is only to engage your attention long enough to show how Earthmen can benefit him in return.

He also knows exactly how Alfred and I arrived here and your complicity in the transportation.

Only Doris and I arrived here, though I believe he meant to come, bringing another whore.

You asked me to tell you when your brother arrived so that you could arouse Astoria.

I fetched Astoria out of the orgy the last time you arrived and she nearly tore my balls off!

It was not the first time she had arrived early and departed too soon, and it likely would not be the last.

Louise arrived, lay down with her buttocks pressed over the back wound and applied two tongues to the healing task.