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arrest

/əˈest/ur-EST
/ɚˈɛst/ur-EST

Meaningto stay back

Common meaning: to stop

Other meanings: to seize

Journey through time

  1. Latinrestare‘to stay back’source
  2. Old Frencharester‘aresteir, to stay’source
  3. Middle Englisharrestensource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsaresteir, to stay → to stoparrest‘to stop’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin restare ‘to stay back’.

Roots

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