arrive Copy link Outline I. To come to, reach1. advĕnĭo, vēni, ventum, 42. pervĕnĭo, 4 (denoting that the end of a journey is reached)3. dēvĕnĭo, 4 (prop. of places lower than those from which the persons come)4. attingo, tĭgi, tactum, 3 (rarely except of arriving by ship)5. advĕhor, vectus, 3 (only of going by ship or horse)6. pervĕhor, 3 (similar in meaning to advehor, only indicating, like pervenio, that the end of a journey is reached)7. appellor, pulsus, 3 (of ships only)II. To arrive at, i. e. to attain • arrive: I. To come to, reach: 1. advĕnĭo, vēni, ventum, 4: to a. at the forum, ad forum a., Pl.: to a. in a province, in provinciam a., Cic.: to a. at the Tyrian city, Tyriam urbem a., Virg.: a letter has a.d, advenere literae, Suet. Hence, to be on the point of arriving, advento, 1 (prop. frequent.): it was reported to Caesar that his cavalry were on the point of a.ing, and were even now a.d, Caesari adventare jamque adesse ejus equites nuntiabatur, Caes.: v. to approach. 2. pervĕnĭo, 4 (denoting that the end of a journey is reached): the Germans a.d in our territories, Germani in nostros fines pervenerunt, Caes.: to a. at the gate, ad portam p., Cic.: to a. in a harbour, in portum p., Quint. 3. dēvĕnĭo, 4 (prop. of places lower than those from which the persons come): to a. in a place, in locum d., Liv.: they a.d in the same cavern, speluncam eandem devenere, Virg. Fig.: to a. at maturity, ad maturitatem d., Plin.: v. to attain to. 4. attingo, tĭgi, tactum, 3 (rarely except of arriving by ship): with acc.: Caesar a.d at Britain with the foremost ships, Caesar Britanniam attigit primis navibus, Caes.: Tac. 5. advĕhor, vectus, 3 (only of going by ship or horse): Marius in a few days a.s at Utica, M. paucis diebus Uticam advehitur, Sall.: more fully, navi adv., Sulp. ap. Cic.: classibus adv., Tac. 6. pervĕhor, 3 (similar in meaning to advehor, only indicating, like pervenio, that the end of a journey is reached): to a. in a harbour, in portum pervehi, Cic.: he a.d at Chalcis, pervectus est Chalcidem, Liv. 7. appellor, pulsus, 3 (of ships only): the ship a.s at Syracuse, appellitur navis Syracusas, Cic. In later authors the active forms occur: the ship a.d at Dertosa, navis Dertosam appulit, Suet.: Tac. Phr.: news a.d that the Etruscans had renewed the war, rebellasse Etruscos allatum est, Liv.: v. to reach. II. To arrive at, i. e. to attain: ădĭpiscor: v. to reach.