"arriver" meaning in French

See arriver in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /a.ʁi.ve/ Audio: Fr-arriver.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French arriver, from Old French ariver, from Early Medieval Latin adrīpāre. Synchronically a- + rive + -er. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|arriver|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French arriver, {{inh+|fr|frm|arriver}} Inherited from Middle French arriver, {{inh|fr|fro|ariver}} Old French ariver, {{inh|fr|la-eme|adripo|adrīpāre}} Early Medieval Latin adrīpāre, {{af|fr|a-|rive|-er}} a- + rive + -er Head templates: {{fr-verb}} arriver Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto|aux=être}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], arriver [infinitive], être + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], arrivant [gerund, participle, present], étant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], arrivé [participle, past], arrive [first-person, indicative, present, singular], arrives [indicative, present, second-person, singular], arrive [indicative, present, singular, third-person], arrivons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], arrivez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], arrivent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], arrivais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], arrivais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], arrivait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], arrivions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], arriviez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], arrivaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], arrivai [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], arrivas [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], arriva [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], arrivâmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], arrivâtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], arrivèrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], arriverai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], arriveras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], arrivera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], arriverons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], arriverez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], arriveront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], arriverais [conditional, first-person, singular], arriverais [conditional, second-person, singular], arriverait [conditional, singular, third-person], arriverions [conditional, first-person, plural], arriveriez [conditional, plural, second-person], arriveraient [conditional, plural, third-person], present indicative of être + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect indicative of être + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], past historic of être + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future of être + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional of être + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], arrive [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], arrives [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], arrive [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], arrivions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], arriviez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], arrivent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], arrivasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], arrivasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], arrivât [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], arrivassions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], arrivassiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], arrivassent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of être + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of être + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], arrive [imperative, second-person, singular], arrivons [first-person, imperative, plural], arrivez [imperative, plural, second-person], simple imperative of être + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular], simple imperative of être + past participle [first-person, imperative, multiword-construction, plural], simple imperative of être + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person]
  1. to arrive (often followed by a location)
    Sense id: en-arriver-fr-verb-U~AXOI0~ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms prefixed with a-, French terms suffixed with -er, French verbs taking être as auxiliary, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 49 22 20 5 4 Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with a-: 19 21 22 21 17 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -er: 40 20 16 13 11 Disambiguation of French verbs taking être as auxiliary: 15 26 21 18 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 54 21 10 7 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 22 6 5 5
  2. (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) Tags: impersonal
    Sense id: en-arriver-fr-verb-T2dVO860 Categories (other): French terms prefixed with a-, French verbs taking être as auxiliary, French verbs with conjugation -er Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with a-: 19 21 22 21 17 Disambiguation of French verbs taking être as auxiliary: 15 26 21 18 20 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 15 29 21 16 18
  3. (informal) to cope, to manage Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-arriver-fr-verb-F4X4AO4J Categories (other): French terms prefixed with a-, French verbs taking être as auxiliary Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with a-: 19 21 22 21 17 Disambiguation of French verbs taking être as auxiliary: 15 26 21 18 20
  4. to be able to, to manage (to do something successfully) Synonyms: parvenir
    Sense id: en-arriver-fr-verb-kQl4BdGt Categories (other): French terms prefixed with a-, French verbs taking être as auxiliary Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with a-: 19 21 22 21 17 Disambiguation of French verbs taking être as auxiliary: 15 26 21 18 20
  5. to obtain a level of success or fame
    Sense id: en-arriver-fr-verb-3IkldMSw Categories (other): French terms prefixed with a-, French verbs taking être as auxiliary Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with a-: 19 21 22 21 17 Disambiguation of French verbs taking être as auxiliary: 15 26 21 18 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: arrivant, arrivée, arriver à bon port, arriver à la cheville, arriver à la fumée des cierges, arriver à ses fins, arriver après la bataille, arriver comme les carabiniers, premier arrivé, premier servi

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arrivant"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arrivée"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arriver à bon port"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arriver à la cheville"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arriver à la fumée des cierges"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arriver à ses fins"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arriver après la bataille"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arriver comme les carabiniers"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "premier arrivé, premier servi"
    }
  ],
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "arrivieren",
            "bor": "1",
            "t": "to succeed"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: arrivieren (“to succeed”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: arrivieren (“to succeed”)"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "glossary"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "frm",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Middle French arriver, from Old French ariver, from Early Medieval Latin adrīpāre. Synchronically a- + rive + -er.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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      "form": "fr-conj-auto",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "arrivez",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.ve/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
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        "third-person"
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      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.vɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.vɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arrivait",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.vɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arrivions",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.vjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arriviez",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.vje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arrivaient",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.vɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "arrivai",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.ve/",
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "arrivas",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.va/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arriva",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.va/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arrivâmes",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.vam/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arrivâtes",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.vat/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arrivèrent",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.vɛʁ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arriverai",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.vʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arriveras",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.vʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arrivera",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.vʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arriverons",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.vʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arriverez",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.vʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arriveront",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.vʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arriverais",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.vʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arriverais",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.vʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arriverait",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.vʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arriverions",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.və.ʁjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arriveriez",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.və.ʁje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arriveraient",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.vʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present indicative of être + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect indicative of être + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "past historic of être + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "anterior",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "future of être + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "conditional of être + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arrive",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁiv/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arrives",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁiv/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arrive",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁiv/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arrivions",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.vjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arriviez",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.vje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arrivent",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁiv/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arrivasse",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.vas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arrivasses",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.vas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arrivât",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.va/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arrivassions",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.va.sjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arrivassiez",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.va.sje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arrivassent",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.vas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present subjunctive of être + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect subjunctive of être + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arrive",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁiv/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arrivons",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.vɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arrivez",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.ve/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of être + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of être + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of être + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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    {
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        "aux": "être"
      },
      "name": "fr-conj-auto"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
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      "form": "arrivassent",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.vas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present subjunctive of être + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect subjunctive of être + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arrive",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁiv/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arrivons",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.vɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arrivez",
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.ve/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of être + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of être + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of être + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "arriver",
      "name": "fr-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "aux": "être"
      },
      "name": "fr-conj-auto"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "We arrived in Paris around 9 o'clock.",
          "text": "On est arrivés à Paris vers 9 heures.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "They got there before me.",
          "text": "Ils sont arrivés avant moi.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I won't arrive in time to see the start of the film.",
          "text": "Je n’arriverai pas à temps pour voir le début du film.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to arrive (often followed by a location)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "arrive",
          "arrive"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French impersonal verbs",
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "That never happens to me.",
          "text": "Ça ne m’arrive jamais.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "It often happens that he is late.",
          "text": "Il arrive souvent qu’il soit en retard.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "happen",
          "happen"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(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)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "impersonal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French informal terms",
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I don't know what to do... I can't do it anymore.",
          "text": "J’ sais pas quoi faire... J’arrive plus.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to cope, to manage"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cope",
          "cope"
        ],
        [
          "manage",
          "manage"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) to cope, to manage"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with quotations",
        "French terms with usage examples",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I finally managed to repair that door.",
          "text": "Je suis finalement arrivé à réparer cette porte.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I can't believe you're eating what the doctor told you not to eat.",
          "text": "Je n’arrive pas à croire que tu manges ce que le médecin t’a prescrit de ne pas manger.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I had no news of the political situation in our poor country, I didn't know what I would find when I set foot on its soil, if we were able to cross the neighboring country's border without being arrested.",
          "ref": "2015, Claude Nativel, Comme le phénix...:",
          "text": "Je n’avais aucune nouvelle de la situation politique dans notre pauvre pays, je ne savais pas ce que j’allais trouver en y foulant son sol, si nous arrivions à passer la frontière du pays voisin sans nous faire arrêter.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be able to, to manage (to do something successfully)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "be able to",
          "be able to"
        ],
        [
          "manage",
          "manage"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "parvenir"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to obtain a level of success or fame"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "obtain",
          "obtain"
        ],
        [
          "level",
          "level"
        ],
        [
          "success",
          "success"
        ],
        [
          "fame",
          "fame"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/a.ʁi.ve/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-arriver.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/dc/Fr-arriver.ogg/Fr-arriver.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Fr-arriver.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "arriver"
}

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