cell
To place or enclose in a cellTo place or enclose in a cell.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons · Recorded US: BirdHopper, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Meaning
1 sensesTo place or enclose in a cell.
Origin
From Middle English celle, selle, from Old English cell (attested in inflected forms), froFrom Middle English celle, selle, from Old English cell (attested in inflected forms), from Latin cella (“chamber, small room, compartment”), later reinforced by Old French cel, sele, Old French cele. Ultimately from Proto-Italic *kelnā, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover”). Doublet of cella and hall.
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Forms
cells, celling, celled, celledTenses
cell · celled · will cell · have celledLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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