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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/

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

Two officers arrest a pickpocket right outside the busy subway station.
💡 Concept

Two officers arrest a pickpocket right outside the busy subway station.

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🎤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).

Breakdown

ar- (to) + -rest (remain/stop) = arrest (to stop or detain someone)

🎵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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