arrest
verb (used with object)
to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody.
will arrest
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future tenseof arrest.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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“No matter who you are,” Hong Kong Secretary for Security Chris Tang said on Monday, “as long as our investigation uncovers evidence, we will arrest you.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025
"If you come to our country illegally and break our laws, we will arrest you and you will never return."
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2025
Pakistan earlier this month said it will arrest and deport undocumented or unregistered foreigners after Oct.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 28, 2023
“We will arrest all those who disrupted law and order,” said Mohson Naqvi, the chief minister in Punjab.
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2023
“I suppose pretty soon they will arrest us.”
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
