arrest
🇺🇸
/əˈrest/
🇬🇧
/əˈrest/
verb
B1
to take someone to a police station because they may have committed a crime
The police will arrest the suspect soon.
R
to stop something from continuing or developing
The new plan failed to arrest the spread of the disease.
R
to make someone notice something
A loud sound can arrest your attention quickly.
R
when someone's heart stops beating
His heart may arrest if not treated immediately.
noun
B1
the act of taking someone to a police station
The arrest of the thief happened yesterday.
R
a sudden stop or interruption
Cardiac arrest is a medical emergency.
translation
to take someone to a police station because they may have committed a crime; to stop something from continuing or developing; to make someone notice something; when someone's heart stops beating
the act of taking someone to a police station; a sudden stop or interruption
Word Forms
3rd Present
arrests
Progressive
arresting
Past
arrested
Perfect
arrested
Plural
arrests