Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #1284 of 1319

arrest (v.)

to take into custody

Examples

  • Police arrested him.

Key rules

  • Arrest means take a person into custody by police
  • Arrest a suspect, be arrested
  • Arrest can be a noun

Common mistakes

  • The police arrested for him → The police arrested him
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