to arrive or come
111arrive — [13] When speakers of early Middle English ‘arrived’, what they were literally doing was coming to shore after a voyage. For arrive was originally a Vulgar Latin compound verb based on the Latin noun rīpa ‘shore, river bank’ (as in the English… …
112arrive — verb 1》 reach a destination. 2》 be brought or delivered. 3》 (of a particular moment) come about. 4》 (arrive at) reach (a conclusion or decision). 5》 informal become successful and well known. Derivatives arrival noun Origin ME (in the sense reach …
113arrive — [13] When speakers of early Middle English ‘arrived’, what they were literally doing was coming to shore after a voyage. For arrive was originally a Vulgar Latin compound verb based on the Latin noun rīpa ‘shore, river bank’ (as in the English… …
114arrive — intransitive verb (arrived; arriving) Etymology: Middle English ariven, from Anglo French ariver, from Vulgar Latin *arripare to come to shore, from Latin ad + ripa shore more at rive Date: 13th century 1. a. to reach a …
115come to — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. revive, awaken (see restoration). II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To recover] Syn. rally, revive, regain consciousness, come around; see recover 3 , revive 2 . 2. [To result in] Syn. end in, terminate by,… …
116come up to — (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To equal] Syn. match, resemble, rank with; see equal , rival . 2. [To reach] Syn. extend to, get to, come to, near; see approach 1 , 2 , arrive 1 , reach 1 …
117come\ up\ against — • (to) be up against • (to) run up against • (to) come up against See: up against •• to be, or arrive, at a position where positive progress or forward movement is, or may be, blocked …
118come in prepared — v. come prepared, arrive ready …
119come on the heels of — follow, come directly after, occur after, arrive after …
120come up against — • run up against • come up against • be up against (smth) encounter They ran up against many problems when they were building the freeway. to be, or arrive, at a position where positive progress or forward movement is, or may be, blocked …
