arriving
UK[əˈraɪvɪŋ]US[əˈraɪvɪŋ]
v
(present participle) reaching a destination or a place at the end of a journey.
v
(present participle) being brought to or reaching a particular condition, situation, or conclusion.
Etymology
The verb 'arrive' originates from the Old French 'ariver', meaning to reach the shore or to come to land. This, in turn, derives from the Vulgar Latin 'arripare', a compound of the Latin prefix 'ad-' (to, towards) and the noun 'ripa' (shore, bank). The core concept thus evolved from the very specific nautical idea of coming to shore to the more general modern sense of reaching any destination. The present participle form 'arriving' follows the standard English grammatical pattern of adding '-ing' to denote continuous action or state.
Analysis
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Examples
we will be arriving at the airport shortly after noon.
after years of research, they are finally arriving at a viable solution.
the guests kept arriving throughout the evening, making the party livelier by the hour.