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Arresting

verb/kˈælɪptɹəz/
Definition
take into custody
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈælɪptɹəz/
🇬🇧British English
/ɐɹˈɛstɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɐɹˈɛstɪŋ/
3 syllables Say it as /kˈælɪptɹəz/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbtake into custody
“the police nabbed the suspected criminals”
verbhold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
“Arrest the downward trend”
verbattract and fix
“His look caught her”
verbcause to stop
“Halt the engines”
adjectivecommanding attention
“an arresting drawing of people turning into animals”
Word Forms
collarnounthe act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
apprehensionnounthe act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
apprehendernouna person who seizes or arrests (especially a person who seizes or arrests in the name of justice)
arrestnounthe act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
pickupnouna warrant to take someone into custody
copnoununcomplimentary terms for a policeman
stopnouna restraint that checks the motion of something
containmentnouna policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully
haltnounthe event of something ending
holdnountime during which some action is awaited
arresternouna restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
verhaftend
in Gewahrsam nehmen
🇫🇷French
arrêter
mettre en garde à vue
🇪🇸Spanish
llamativo
arrestar a
🇮🇹Italian
arrestando
prendere in custodia
🇳🇱Dutch
arresteren
in hechtenis nemen
🇵🇹Portuguese
prendendo
levar sob custódia
🇷🇺Russian
арест
взять под стражу
India
🇮🇳Hindi
गिरफ्तार
हिरासत में ले लो
🇧🇩Bengali
গ্রেফতার
হেফাজতে নিতে
🇮🇳Tamil
கைது செய்தல்
காவலில் எடுத்து
🇮🇳Telugu
అరెస్టు చేయడం
అదుపులోకి తీసుకుంటారు
🇮🇳Marathi
अटक करणे
ताब्यात घेणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
ધરપકડ
કસ્ટડીમાં લેવું
🇮🇳Kannada
ಬಂಧಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ
ವಶಕ್ಕೆ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾರೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അറസ്റ്റ് ചെയ്യുന്നു
കസ്റ്റഡിയിൽ എടുക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਗ੍ਰਿਫਤਾਰ ਕਰਨਾ
ਨੂੰ ਹਿਰਾਸਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਲੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
گرفتاری
تحویل میں لے لو
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
逮捕
看押
🇯🇵Japanese
逮捕する
拘留する
🇰🇷Korean
체포하다
구금하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
bắt giữ
tạm giữ
🇹🇭Thai
การจับกุม
เข้าควบคุมตัว
🇮🇩Indonesian
menangkap
memperlindungkan
🇵🇭Filipino
pag-aresto
kustodiya
🇲🇾Malay
menangkap
ambil dalam jagaan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
اعتقال
تأخذ في الحجز
🇮🇷Persian
دستگیر کردن
را تحت بازداشت قرار دهد
🇹🇷Turkish
tutuklama
gözaltına almak
🇮🇱Hebrew
מעצר
לקחת למעצר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'arresting'?
The primary meaning of 'arresting' is 'take into custody'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'arresting' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'arresting' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'arresting' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'arresting' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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