What does arrivare in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word arrivare in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use arrivare in Italian.

The word arrivare in Italian means arrive, reach, attain, arrive just behind someone, be at loggerheads, reach the end of the line, reach the heart, come to blows, reach the bottom, arrive late, go far, the best is yet to come. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word arrivare

arrive

verbo intransitivo (giungere)

Sono arrivati tutti gli ospiti tranne uno.
All guests bar one have arrived.

reach

verbo intransitivo (raggiungere un dato livello, età ecc.)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Arrivare a novant'anni in piena salute come mio nonno è davvero invidiabile.
Reaching the age of ninety in full health, like my grandfather, is something to envy.

attain

verbo intransitivo (raggiungere fama, ricchezza)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Adesso che l'attore è arrivato ha deciso di prendersi una pausa per dedicarsi alla sua famiglia.
Now that the actor has attained success he has decided to take a break to spend time with his family.

arrive just behind someone

be at loggerheads

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

reach the end of the line

reach the heart

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

come to blows

verbo intransitivo (degenerare in rissa)

A furia di litigare i due sono arrivati alle mani.
The two of them argued to the point of coming to blows.

reach the bottom

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

arrive late

go far

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

the best is yet to come

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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