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arrestare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • apprehend verb To arrest someone, especially a suspected criminal.
  • arrest verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
  • cease verb To stop happening or existing; to come to an end.
  • commit verb To carry out a crime, mistake, or wrongdoing.
  • grab verb To take hold of something suddenly and firmly.
  • jug noun A container for liquids with a handle and a narrow opening, used for pouring.
  • stem noun The main stalk of a plant that supports leaves, flowers, or fruit.

Senses

arrestare is used for these senses in English:

  • apprehend (law enforcement) To seize or take (a person) by legal process; to arrest.
  • arrest (transitive) To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody. [from 14th c.]
  • cease (formal, intransitive) To stop.
  • commit (transitive) To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.
  • grab To restrain someone; to arrest.
  • jug (transitive, slang) To put into jail.
  • stem (transitive) To stop, hinder (for instance, a river or blood).

apprehend — full definition

  1. verb To arrest someone, especially a suspected criminal.
  2. verb To understand or grasp something mentally.
  3. verb To anticipate something, usually with worry or fear.

arrest — full definition

  1. verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
  2. verb To stop or slow down a process or movement.
  3. noun The act of taking someone into legal custody.
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