арестова́ть — meaning in English
arestovat
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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.
- grab verb To take hold of something suddenly and firmly.
- pinch verb To squeeze a bit of skin or an object tightly between the thumb and finger.
Senses
арестова́ть 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.]
- grab To restrain someone; to arrest.
- pinch (horticulture) To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield.
- pinch (figurative) To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve.
apprehend — full definition
- verb To arrest someone, especially a suspected criminal.
- verb To understand or grasp something mentally.
- verb To anticipate something, usually with worry or fear.
arrest — full definition
- verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
- verb To stop or slow down a process or movement.
- noun The act of taking someone into legal custody.