arrest — to take someone into custody by legal authority
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to take someone into custody by legal authority
Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈrest/
Korean meaning: 체포하다, 구속하다
Korean pronunciation: 어**레**스트
Example Sentences
- The superhero was arrested for parking his invisible jet illegally.
- The beautiful sunset arrested everyone's attention during the boring meeting.
- They arrested the cat burglar, but ironically, he was allergic to cats.
arrest
VERB//əˈrest//
to take someone into custody by legal authority
💡 Concept
Two officers arrest a pickpocket right outside the busy subway station.
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/əˈrest/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈrest/
🌳Etymology
Prefixar--
Rootrest
Origin
From Old French 'arester' meaning 'to stop' or 'to stay', derived from Latin 'ad-' (to) and 'restare' (to remain or stop).
🎵Rhyme
besttestrestwestquest
best
test
rest
west
quest
🔗Collocations
under arrest
make an arrest
arrest warrant
house arrest
cardiac arrest
arrest someone's attention
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“The superhero was arrested for parking his invisible jet illegally.”
“The beautiful sunset arrested everyone's attention during the boring meeting.”
😄 Fun example
“They arrested the cat burglar, but ironically, he was allergic to cats.”
“The new vaccine helped arrest the spread of the disease.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
detaincaptureseizeapprehendstop
Antonyms
releasefreeliberate
Related
custodydetentionpolicewarranthandcuffs
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