āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to arrest
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āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻĢāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
(of law enforcement agencies) to take a person away because they believe that they have done something illegal
Transitive: to arrest sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Law enforcement agencies may arrest individuals suspected of drug trafficking.
āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻĻāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻšā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻĢāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
02
āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to bring to a sudden halt
Transitive: to arrest an action or process
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The unexpected announcement arrested their ongoing debate.
āĻ
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻļāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ˛āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
03
āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to stop, limit, or control the growth, spread, or influence of something
Transitive: to arrest influence or expansion of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The quick response from emergency services helped to arrest the damage caused by the fire.
āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
04
āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to attract or capture someone's attention
Transitive: to arrest someone's attention or gaze
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His unusual outfit instantly arrested the attention of everyone at the party.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻ
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŽā§āĻŦā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Arrest
01
āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻĢāĻ¤āĻžāĻ°
the legal act of capturing someone and taking them into custody by law enforcement
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He was relieved when his arrest was only for questioning and not for an actual crime.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻĢāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻļā§āĻ§ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ
āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
02
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻŖ
a condition in which movement or activity is halted, often suddenly or due to external intervention
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The engine 's sudden arrest signaled a serious mechanical failure.
āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
arrester
arresting
arrest
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
