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- [uh-rest]
- /əˈrɛst/
- /əˈrest/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-rest]
- /əˈrɛst/
Definitions of arrested word
- verb with object arrested to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody: The police arrested the burglar. 1
- verb with object arrested to catch and hold; attract and fix; engage: The loud noise arrested our attention. 1
- verb with object arrested to check the course of; stop; slow down: to arrest progress. 1
- verb with object arrested Medicine/Medical. to control or stop the active progress of (a disease): The new drug did not arrest the cancer. 1
- noun arrested the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law. 1
- noun arrested any seizure or taking by force. 1
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Origin of arrested
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; (v.) Middle English aresten < Anglo-French, Middle French arester, < Vulgar Latin *arrestāre to stop (see ar-, rest2); (noun) Middle English arest(e) < Anglo-French, Old French, noun derivative of v.
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Parts of speech for Arrested
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
arrested popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
arrested usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for arrested
adj arrested
- seized — to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
- under arrest — to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody: The police arrested the burglar.
adjective arrested
- gaoled — to take into or hold in lawful custody; imprison.
Antonyms for arrested
adjective arrested
- evolutionary — Of or relating to evolution.
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