Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arrested

/əˈɹɛstɪd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.64 in modern English

Syllables: ar-rest-ed
IPA: /əˈɹɛstɪd/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of arrest

adj

Having been stopped or prevented from developing; terminated prematurely.

adj

Having been placed under arrest, or having been charged with a crime.

Derived Forms

nonarrested unarrested

Phrases

arrested decay arrested development

Rhymes With

suggested tested requested protested vested infested attested molested crested untested uncontested bested

Questions

How do you pronounce arrested?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈɹɛstɪd/.
What does arrested mean?: simple past and past participle of arrest

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