how to pronounce arriver

/a.ʁi.ve/

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arriver is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of arriver in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… la crise qui peut arriver et donc là …”

meanings of arriver

verb:

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).
To obtain a level of success or fame.
To be able to, to manage (to do something successfully) (see also parvenir).
To arrive (often followed by a location).

arriver frequency in french - A2 level of CEFR

the word arriver occurs in french on average 104.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.