unarrested

ar·rest

U u

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uh-rest]
- /əˈrɛst/
- /ˌʌnəˈrɛstɪd /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-rest]
- /əˈrɛst/

Definitions of unarrested word

verb with object unarrested to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody: The police arrested the burglar. 1
verb with object unarrested to catch and hold; attract and fix; engage: The loud noise arrested our attention. 1
verb with object unarrested to check the course of; stop; slow down: to arrest progress. 1
verb with object unarrested Medicine/Medical. to control or stop the active progress of (a disease): The new drug did not arrest the cancer. 1
noun unarrested the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law. 1
noun unarrested any seizure or taking by force. 1

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Origin of unarrested

First appearance:

before 1275

One of the 13% oldest English words

1275-1325; (v.) Middle English aresten < Anglo-French, Middle French arester, < Vulgar Latin *arrestāre to stop (see ar-, rest2); (noun) Middle English arest(e) < Anglo-French, Old French, noun derivative of v.

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Parts of speech for Unarrested

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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unarrested popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

unarrested usage trend in Literature

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