/aresˈtaɾ/
#1131 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
to arrest
Word origin
From Vulgar Latin arrestare ('to stop, hold back'), from ad ('to') plus restare ('to remain, stay'). The same root gives English 'arrest' and 'rest'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- arrestare
- English cognates
- arrest, rest
Grammar
Verb type-ar regular
Examples
.
The police have just arrested the suspect.
.
They arrested him for driving without a licence.
¿ ?
Can they arrest someone without a warrant?
.
The officer decided to arrest the two men.
comisaría.
They arrested her and took her to the police station.
Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Go to my review queueThis word is part of lesson 23.