Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rearrest

/ɹiɚˈɛst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables
re-ar-rest
IPA
/ɹiɚˈɛst/
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To arrest again.

noun

A second or subsequent arrest.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English arrest English rearrest From re- + arrest.

Inflected Forms

rearrests (present, singular) rearresting (participle, present) rearrested (participle, past) rearrested (past) rearrests (plural)

Rhymes With

best west rest test request suggest guest arrest chest expressed dressed breast

Questions

How do you pronounce rearrest?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹiɚˈɛst/.
What does rearrest mean?
To arrest again.
Where does rearrest come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English arrest English rearrest From re- + arrest.

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