Syllables World: Mastering Syllable Identification

How many syllables in Arrest?

arrest has 2 syllables

Split Arrest into syllables?

ar-rest

Definition of Arrest

to take someone into police custody for a crime that they are accused of committing

How should Arrest divide into syllables

There are two syllables in the word 'arrest.' The first syllable is 'a' which is a vowel and the second syllable is 'rest' which has two consonants and one vowel.

Part of Speech - Arrest

Verb

Sentences with Arrest

The police officer had to arrest the thief.
He was arrested for speeding.
The detectives arrested the suspect in his home.
The criminal was finally arrested after months of searching.
The police can arrest someone if they have a warrant.
I'm going to arrest you for being too adorable!
The suspect was arrested and taken to jail.
The officer was able to arrest the suspect without any issues.
The man was arrested for stealing a car.
The police officer had to physically arrest the suspect.

Quotes with Arrest

I have been arrested and charged with attempting to overthrow the man. - Nelson Mandela
It is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer. - William Blackstone
I never saw a lawyer yet who would admit he was making money. - Mary Roberts Rinehart
I was arrested for unlawful assembly. I was taken to a police station, photographed, fingerprinted and detained. - David Soul