Basic Details
Word: Arrested
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Taken by the police because of a suspected crime; also, stopped or slowed down. It is the past tense of arrest.
Synonyms: detained, apprehended, held
Antonyms: released, freed
How to Spell Arrested
Syllables: ar - rest - ed
Tricky part: Two r's open the word. The s and the t stay single, and -ed is simply added.
Watch out for: arested, arrestted, arrestid
Memory tip: Arrest is ar + rest: the police make a thief rest behind bars. The r that ends ar and the r that starts rest give rr.
Usage Examples
Example 1: Two men were arrested near the bus stand for selling fake tickets.
Example 2: The doctor said quick treatment had arrested the spread of the infection.
Example 3: The thief was arrested within an hour, thanks to the shop's camera.
Fun Fact
Under the Indian Constitution, a person who is arrested must be brought before a magistrate within 24 hours.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word arrested as used in the sentence:
The guard was arrested after the missing jewels were found in his locker.
a) detained
b) seized
c) caught
d) released
Show answer
d) released. Being arrested means losing your freedom; being released means getting it back.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
arrestted
a) t
b) s
c) r
d) e
Show answer
a) t. Arrest already ends in two consonants, s and t, so the t is never doubled before ed.
Spell-o-Spell
Three words in the list are spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of the misspelt word.
1. warrant 2. constable 3. arested 4. verdict
a) taken by the police on suspicion of a crime
b) a police officer of the lowest rank
c) a document that allows the police to arrest or search
d) the decision of a court at the end of a trial
Show answer
a) taken by the police on suspicion of a crime. Arrest is built with rr, a pattern also seen in arrive and arrange; the list shows it with only one r.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who usually arrests a suspect?
a) a school teacher
b) a police officer
c) a bus conductor
d) a hotel cook
Show answer
b) a police officer
2. If a strange noise arrested your attention, it ____.
a) caught it at once
b) left it unchanged
c) made it weaker
d) drove it away
Show answer
a) caught it at once
