arrested

uh-RES-tid/əˈɹɛstɪd/

3 meanings of arrested

1
verb
Past tense and past participle of arrest. Use this form for something that already happened.
The police arrested two men outside the bank.
He was arrested for taking a car that wasn't his.
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2
adjective
Being held by the police after being caught or charged with a crime.
The arrested man sat quietly in the back of the car.
All the arrested protesters were released the next morning.
Similarapprehended, captured
Oppositefree
3
adjective
Stopped or kept from growing or developing before it is finished.
The illness caused arrested growth in the young child.
Years of neglect left the building in an arrested, half-built state.
Similarstunted, stopped, suspended, checked
Oppositeadvanced, accelerated
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arrested is a form of arrest

arrest, verb: To stop and hold someone because the police think they broke the law. Full entry

Forms: arrestarrests he/she/itarresting -ing formarrested past tense, past participle
Spelling: arrest → arrested: add -ed
Sound: The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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