Arrested Arrest Police əˈrest Man Verb Connection Robbery

• a man has been arrested in connection with the robbery.
• a local man has since been arrested on suspicion of murder.
• police arrested three suspects.
• he was arrested on corruption charges.

arrest

Verb Forms

1. if the police arrest somebody, the person is taken to a police station and kept there because the police believe they may be guilty of a crime
• A man has been arrested in connection with the robbery.
• A local man has since been arrested on suspicion of murder.
• Police arrested three suspects.
• He was arrested on corruption charges.
• She was arrested and charged with arson.
• She was arrested for drug-related offences.
• You could get arrested for doing that.
2. to stop a process or a development
• They failed to arrest the company's decline.

Extra Examples

• The spread of the disease can be arrested with drugs.
• Steps need to be taken quickly to arrest the deterioration in the countries' relationship.
3. to make somebody notice something and pay attention to it
• An unusual noise arrested his attention.
4. if somebody arrests, their heart stops beating
• He arrested on the way to the hospital.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French arester, based on Latin ad- ‘at, to’ + restare ‘remain, stop’.