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arrested

UK
/əˈrɛstɪd/
US
/əˈrɛstɪd/

Translations

arrestedpast participle
UK
/əˈrɛstɪd/
US
/əˈrɛstɪd/
Functions adjectivally as the past participle of the verb ‘arrest’.
arrêtéEmploi général : « stoppé », « interrompu » ; s’emploie aussi pour une personne détenue par la police.
The plant's growth was in an arrested state due to lack of sunlight.
La croissance de la plante était à l’état arrêté en raison du manque de soleil.
Additional translations
bloquéPlus naturel pour un processus, un développement ou une évolution qui ne progresse plus.
Synonyms
detained
captured
apprehended
stopped
halted
arrestverb

arrested

Past Simple

arrested
Past Simple
arrested
Past Participle
arresting
Gerund
UK
/əˈrɛst/
US
/əˈrɛst/
arrêterEmploi courant, tant au sens juridique qu'au sens de stopper quelque chose.
The police decided to arrest the suspect after gathering enough evidence.
La police a décidé d'arrêter le suspect après avoir rassemblé suffisamment de preuves.
Synonyms
detain
capture
hold
take into custody
seize
apprehend
Antonyms
free
release

Definitions

arrestedpast participle
Stopped or checked in progress or development.
The plant's growth was in an arrested state due to lack of sunlight.
Having been detained or seized by legal authority.
The arrested suspects were taken to the police station for questioning.
arrestverb
To seize someone by legal authority and take them into custody.
The police decided to arrest the suspect after gathering enough evidence.
To stop or check the progress or spread of something.
The new measures were implemented to arrest the spread of the disease.
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