arrested

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈɹɛstɪd/
• Hyphenation: ar‧rest‧ed

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Verb

arrested

1. simple past and past participle of arrest

Adjective

arrested (not comparable)

1. Having been stopped or prevented from developing; terminated prematurely.
2. Having been placed under arrest, or having been charged with a crime.

Derived terms

• arrested decay
• arrested development

 

Anagrams

• de-arrest, dearrest, drearest, rastered, retrades, retreads, serrated, star-reed, treaders