arrêter

/a.ʁɛ.te/

verb A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
arrête
past
a arrêté
perfect
arrêté

Meaning

  1. to stop

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: punctual. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

mettre le holà

arrêter and "mettre le holà" are close synonyms for "to put a stop to," largely interchangeable.

Practice

1 What does arrêter mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il ___ de fumer cette année.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches arrêter?

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