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to arrest
01
(of law enforcement agencies) to take a person away because they believe that they have done something illegal
Transitive: to arrest sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
arrest
3rd person singular
arrests
Present participle
arresting
Past simple
arrested
Past participle
arrested
02
to bring to a sudden halt
Transitive: to arrest an action or process
Examples
His commanding voice arrested the room's chatter.
03
to stop, limit, or control the growth, spread, or influence of something
Transitive: to arrest influence or expansion of something
04
to attract or capture someone's attention
Transitive: to arrest someone's attention or gaze
Examples
The bright colors of the painting arrested her attention as soon as she entered the gallery.
Arrest
01
the legal act of capturing someone and taking them into custody by law enforcement
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
arrests
02
a condition in which movement or activity is halted, often suddenly or due to external intervention
Examples
The project came to an arrest after funding was withdrawn.
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