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arrêter

"arrêter" means "to stop, to come to a standstill" in French. It is number 254 on the frequency list, in A1 (verb).

Meaning

to stop, to come to a standstill; to halt, to stop from moving; to arrest

IPA

/a.ʁɛ.te/

Forms in this course

arrête, arrêtez, arrêté

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Arrête-toi !
  Stop!
  Tatoeba: sacredceltic / CM
• Arrête-la !
  Stop her!
  Tatoeba: sacredceltic / Spamster
• Arrête-le !
  Stop him!
  Tatoeba: sacredceltic / Spamster

Learned together

In the course, "arrêter" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• partir to go away, leave, depart
• tuer to kill
• connaître to know, to be familiar with
• sortir to exit, go out, come out
• comprendre to understand, comprehend
• entendre to hear
• finir to finish, end, complete
• demander to ask
• chercher to look for, to seek

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