arrest – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to arrest
Participle: arrested
Gerund: arresting

Cognates

-

Indicative

Subjunctive

Conditional

Imperative

you	arrest
we	Let's arrest
you	arrest

Indicative

Conditional

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to stop the motion of

immobilize

to stop or slow a process

desist

to seize someone

capture

to catch the attention of

allure

to render motionless; to cause something to stop moving

draw up, freeze, halt, immobilize, stop

to arouse interest

allure, attract, becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, charm, court, delight, draw, enchant, engage, enrapture, enthrall, entrance, fascinate, hypnotize, interest, intrigue, mesmerize, pull, pull in, sirenize, spellbind, tempt, tole

capture

apprehend, bust, incarcerate, detain, catch, nab, seize, take

attract

capture, absorb, catch, occupy, engage, rivet, secure, fix

delay

block, retard, stay, detain, stop, check, inhibit, prevent

Antonyms

attract

repel, repulse, estrange, deter

delay

hasten, speed, expedite, dispatch

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. "to cause to stop," 1375, from O.Fr. arester "to stay, stop," from V.L. *arrestare, from L. ad- "to" + restare "to stop, remain behind, stay back," from re- "back" + stare "to stand," from PIE base *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Meaning "detain legally" is first recorded 1375. Fig. sense of "to catch and hold (the attention, etc.)" is from 1814; arresting in this sense is from 1792.
2. From Middle English arest (noun) and aresten (verb), from Old French areste (noun) and arester (“to stay, stop”, verb), from Vulgar Latin *arrestō, from Latin ad- (“to”) + restō (“to stop, remain behind, stay back”), from re- (“back”) + stō (“to stand”), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”), equivalent to ad- + rest. Compare French arrêter (“to stop”). See: French 'arrêter'.

Verbs referencing "arrest"

French arrêter, Welsh arestio.

Sample Sentences