Word: arrested
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ar
re
sted
Definition: Having been placed under arrest, or having been charged with a crime.
Morphemes:
Affix: ad-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: toward, to, tendency, or addition.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ad-
Language: la
Decoded: ad-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: to
Affix: rest
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To arrest.
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, in the sense of having the object represented by the noun.