under arrest

un·der ar·rest

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uhn-der uh-rest]
- /ˈʌn dər əˈrɛst/
- /ˈʌndə(r) əˈrest/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-der uh-rest]
- /ˈʌn dər əˈrɛst/

Definitions of under arrest words

verb with object under arrest to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody: The police arrested the burglar. 1
verb with object under arrest to catch and hold; attract and fix; engage: The loud noise arrested our attention. 1
verb with object under arrest to check the course of; stop; slow down: to arrest progress. 1
verb with object under arrest Medicine/Medical. to control or stop the active progress of (a disease): The new drug did not arrest the cancer. 1
noun under arrest the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law. 1
noun under arrest any seizure or taking by force. 1

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Origin of under arrest

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 Under arrest

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Under arrest

under arrest 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".

under arrest usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for under arrest

adj under arrest

arrested — to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody: The police arrested the burglar.
caught — Caught is the past tense and past participle of catch.

adjective under arrest

apprehended — Simple past tense and past participle of apprehend.
captured — Simple past tense and past participle of capture.
entangled — Simple past tense and past participle of entangle.
gaoled — to take into or hold in lawful custody; imprison.
incarcerated — to imprison; confine.

noun under arrest

detained — Simple past tense and past participle of detain.

All 9 Synonyms of under arrest