arrester

English

Alternative forms

• arrestor

Etymology

to arrest + -er.

Noun

arrester (plural arresters)

1. One who places under arrest.
2. A device that stops or prevents, as a spark arrester that prevents sparks from being released to start fires.

Anagrams

• rearrest

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Middle French

Etymology

Old French, from Latin arresto.

Verb

arrester

1. (transitive) to stop
2. (reflexive, s'arrester) to stop (stop oneself; halt oneself)
   • circa 1369, Jean Froissart, Chroniques:

     et la je m'arrestay pour attendre compaignie qui alast ou pays de Berne ou le dit conte se tenoit

     And there I stayed to wait for the company that was going to Berne where the aforementioned count was

Conjugation

   Conjugation of arrester

		simple			compound
infinitive		arrester			avoir arresté
gerund		en arrestant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		arrestant
past participle		arresté
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (may be j' before a vowel)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils, elles
simple tenses	present	arreste	arrestes	arreste	arrestons	arrestez	arrestent
	imperfect	arrestois, arrestoys	arrestois, arrestoys	arrestoit, arrestoyt	arrestions, arrestyons	arrestiez, arrestyez	arrestoient, arrestoyent
	past historic	arresta	arrestas	arresta	arrestasmes	arrestastes	arresterent
	future	arresterai, arresteray	arresteras	arrestera	arresterons	arresterez	arresteront
	conditional	arresterois, arresteroys	arresterois, arresteroys	arresteroit, arresteroyt	arresterions, arresteryons	arresteriez, arresteryez	arresteroient, arresteroyent
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je	que tu	qu'il	que nous	que vous	qu'ils, qu'elles
simple tenses	present	arreste	arrestes	arreste	arrestons	arrestez	arrestent
	imperfect	arrestasse	arrestasses	arrestast	arrestassions	arrestassiez	arrestassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	arreste	—	arrestons	arrestez	—

Descendants

• French: arrêter

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Old French

Verb

arrester

1. Alternative form of arester.

Conjugation

• Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

   Conjugation of arrester (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		arrester			avoir arresté, arrestez
gerund		en arrestant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		arrestant
past participle		arresté, arrestez
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jeo, jou	tu	il	nos, nous	vos, vous	ils
simple tenses	present	arreste, arrest	arrestes, arrests	arreste, arrest	arrestons	arrestez, arrestés	arrestent
	imperfect	arrestoe, arresteie, arrestoie	arrestoes, arresteies, arrestoies	arrestot, arresteit, arrestoit	arrestions, arrestiions	arrestiez, arrestiiez	arrestoent, arrestient, arrestoient
	past historic	arrestai	arrestas	arresta	arrestames	arrestastes	arresterent
	future	arresterai	arresteras	arrestera	arresterons	arresterez, arrestereiz	arresteront
	conditional	arresteroe, arrestereie, arresteroie	arresteroes, arrestereies, arresteroies	arresterot, arrestereie, arresteroie	arresterions, arresteriions	arresteriez, arresteriiez	arresteroent, arrestereient, arresteroient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que jeo, jou	que tu	qu’il	que nos, nous	que vos, vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	arreste, arrest	arrestes, arrests	arreste, arrest	arrestons	arrestez	arrestent
	imperfect	arrestasse	arrestasses	arrestast	arrestissons	arrestissez, arrestissiez	arrestassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos, nous	vos, vous	–
		—	arreste	—	arrestons	arrestez	—