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Is arrest a verb

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Yes, arrest, as in to arrest a suspect, is an action and therefore a verb.

A verb is a word that describes an action (run, walk, etc), a state of being (exist, stand, etc) or occurrence (happen, become, etc).

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