arrest

Everyday

1. To arrest someone is for the police to take them away because they may have broken the law. tree →
2. An arrest is when the police do this. tree →
3. To arrest can mean to stop something, like arresting the spread of a disease. tree →
4. Cardiac arrest is when the heart suddenly stops pumping properly. tree →
5. To arrest someone's attention is to catch it and hold it. tree →

In the lessons

In citizenship lessons, police officers arrest people they think have committed crimes, and then a court decides. In stories, the detective solves the mystery and the thief is arrested. In first aid, cardiac arrest is an emergency: call for help and use CPR and a defibrillator. Phrases: «under arrest», «make an arrest», «cardiac arrest».

Examples

• The police arrested the thief. tree →
• «You're under arrest!» said the officer. tree →
• The police made two arrests after the robbery. tree →
• The man was arrested for stealing a car. tree →
• Doctors tried to arrest the spread of the disease. tree →
• Cardiac arrest means the heart has stopped beating properly. tree →
• In the story, the detective arrested the butler. tree →
• Being arrested does not always mean someone is guilty. tree →
• What arrested him was this reflection: tree →

Note

Past form: arrested. Countable noun: an arrest. Trap: being arrested is not the same as being found guilty; a court decides that. «Arresting» as an adjective means very striking and eye-catching.