arrêter

French

/a.ʁɛː.te/

verb
Definitions
  • (ambitransitive) to halthalt; to stopstop.
  • (somewhat) to settle; to conclude; to agree (upon).
  • (transitive) to arrest (a criminal, etc).
  • (reflexive) to come to a stop.
  • (Louisiana French) to wait

Etymology

Inherited from Old French arester (stay, stop) inherited from Latin *arrestāre, *arresto, ad- (to, towards, at, near, toward, upon, prefix meaning to, up to, against).

Origin

Latin

ad-

Gloss

to, towards, at, near, toward, upon, prefix meaning to, up to, against

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向

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