arriver
/aʁive/
to arrive
Le train arrive à huit heures.
The train arrives at eight.
general
To arrive or reach a destination.
Le train arrive à huit heures.
The train arrives at eight.
Takes être in compound tenses: je suis arrivé.
general
Followed by à + infinitive, means to manage or succeed in doing.
Tu es arrivé à le convaincre ?
Did you manage to convince him?
Word Origin
From Old French ariver (to reach the shore), from Latin ad ripam (to the bank).
Dictionnaire Français-Anglais