arrest
gb/ɚˈɛst/ us/ɚˈɛst/
B1
ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
~ 2200
letartóztat, őrizetbe vesz, letartóztatás, őrizetbe vétel, megállít, megfékez, megragadja a figyelmet
ਕਿਰਿਆ
B1
1
letartóztat
B1
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
to arrest [someone] for [something]
The police arrested the man for stealing a car.
A rendőrség autólopás miatt letartóztatta a férfit.
She was arrested after protesting outside the government building.
Letartóztatták, miután a kormányépület előtt tüntetett.
They arrested three people in connection with the robbery.
He was arrested on charges of fraud.
Authorities arrested dozens during the demonstration.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
The police arrested the thief.
A rendőrség letartóztatta a tolvajt.
She was arrested for stealing a bike.
Letartóztatták, mert ellopott egy biciklit.
They arrested him at the airport.
He was arrested after the fight.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners sometimes confuse 'arrest' with 'stop' in general situations. 'Arrest' is only used for legal or official detention, not for stopping movement or activities in everyday contexts.
ਅਰਥ
Take into police custody
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
arrest a suspect
|arrest for murder
|police arrest
|make an arrest
|arrest without warrant
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
detain (More general; can mean holding someone temporarily, not always under arrest.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
release (To let someone go from custody.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
law
|crime
|police
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
To take someone away and keep them under control because they may have broken the law.
To seize and detain someone by legal authority, usually by the police.
ਨਾਂਵ
B1
2
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
make an arrest
The suspect is now under arrest.
A gyanúsított jelenleg őrizetben van.
Police made several arrests during the protest.
A tüntetés során a rendőrség több embert is őrizetbe vett.
His arrest came as a shock to everyone.
She resisted arrest and was charged with assaulting an officer.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
He is under arrest.
Őrizetben van.
The police made an arrest last night.
Tegnap este a rendőrség őrizetbe vett valakit.
Her arrest surprised her friends.
The man resisted arrest.
ਅਰਥ
Act of taking into custody
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
under arrest
|place under arrest
|make an arrest
|resist arrest
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
detention (General term for holding someone, not always through formal arrest.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
release (The act of letting someone go from custody.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
law
|crime
|police
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
The act of taking someone away and keeping them under control because they may have broken the law.
The act of seizing and detaining someone by legal authority.
ਕਿਰਿਆ
B2
FORMAL
3
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
to arrest [something]
Early treatment can arrest the disease.
A korai kezelés megállíthatja a betegség előrehaladását.
The new policy aims to arrest economic decline.
Az új politika célja, hogy megállítsa a gazdasági hanyatlást.
Quick action arrested the spread of the fire.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
Medicine can arrest the illness.
A gyógyszer megállíthatja a betegség előrehaladását.
They want to arrest the fall in prices.
Meg akarják állítani az árak esését.
We must arrest the fire before it grows.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners may confuse this with 'stop' in casual speech. 'Arrest' in this sense is more formal and often used in technical or serious contexts like medicine or economics.
ਅਰਥ
Stop or slow progress
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
arrest the spread
|arrest decline
|arrest development
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
halt (A more general and slightly less formal synonym for stopping something.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
advance (To move forward or make progress.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
science
|medicine
|core_vocabulary
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
To stop something from continuing or getting worse.
To stop or slow down the development or progress of something.
ਕਿਰਿਆ
C1
FORMAL
4
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
to arrest [someone's] attention/interest
The bright colors arrested her attention immediately.
Az élénk színek azonnal megragadták a figyelmét.
His unusual appearance arrested everyone who passed by.
Szokatlan külseje minden arra járó figyelmét megragadta.
The performance arrested the audience from start to finish.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
The painting arrested my eyes.
A festmény megragadta a tekintetemet.
Her dress arrested everyone's attention.
A ruhája mindenki figyelmét megragadta.
The story arrested me from the first page.
ਅਰਥ
Attract and hold attention
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
arrest attention
|visually arresting
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
captivate (Implies deeply charming or fascinating attention.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
bore (To make someone lose interest.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
communication
|art
|core_vocabulary
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
To make someone notice and look at something for a long time.
To capture and hold someone's attention or interest strongly.
ਵਿਆਕਰਨ
ਸ਼ਬਦਕੋਸ਼ੀ ਰੂਪ
arrest
IPA
GB/ɚˈɛst/
US/ɚˈɛst/
ਸਿਲੇਬਲ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ
ar - rest (2 ਸਿਲੇਬਲ)
Stress on 1st syllable (ar)
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਰੂਪ
Noun
- Base: arrest
- Plural: arrest, arrests
Verb
- Base: arrest
- 3rd Person Singular: arrests
- Present Participle: arresting
- Past: arrested
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ
Forms
arrests
noun
arresting
verb
arrested
verb
Advanced or less common
rearrest
verb
ਅਭਿਵੈਕਤੀਆਂ
make an arrest
1/mˈeɪk ən ɚˈɛst/
fixed phrase
Police take someone into custody
When the police take someone away because they may have broken the law.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- Police made an arrest in the case last night.
- The officer made an arrest after a short chase.
place under arrest
1/plˈeɪs ˈʌndɚ ɚˈɛst/
fixed phrase
Formally take into custody
To officially take someone and keep them because they may have broken the law.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- Officers placed him under arrest at the scene.
- They placed her under arrest after finding stolen goods.
under arrest
1/ˈʌndɚ ɚˈɛst/
fixed phrase
Being held by police legally
Kept by the police because they think you broke the law.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- You are under arrest for theft.
- The suspect has been placed under arrest.
resist arrest
1/ɹɪzˈɪst ɚˈɛst/
fixed phrase
Fight against being arrested
To try not to be caught by the police when they want to arrest you.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- He was charged with resisting arrest.
- The suspect was charged with resisting arrest.
- Two protesters resisted arrest during the march.
- He resisted arrest and tried to run away.