Meaning

1 senses

  1. (UK)Dated spelling of jail.

    lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

Examples

5 sentences

  1. How many people are in gaol?

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  2. He is locked up in gaol.

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  3. Tyrannical governments frequently gaol their political opponents.

    ruДеспотические правительства часто сажают в тюрьму своих политических оппонентов.

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  4. Soon we'll be able to send you to gaol.

    ruМы вас скоро сможем посадить.

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  5. How many people are in gaol in this country?

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Origin

From Middle English gayole, gaiol, gaylle, gaille, gayle, gaile, via Old French gaiole, ga

From Middle English gayole, gaiol, gaylle, gaille, gayle, gaile, via Old French gaiole, gayolle, gaole, from Medieval Latin gabiola, for Late Latin caveola, a diminutive of Latin cavea (“cavity, coop, cage”). See also cage.

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Forms

gaols, gaoling, gaoled, gaoled
Base formgaol · to gaol
3rd person singulargaols
Present participlegaoling
Past simplegaoled
Past participlegaoled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theygaol
he, she, itgaols

Past simpleLesson

all personsgaoled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave gaoled
he, she, ithas gaoled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill gaol

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedgaoler

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
gangsterB2gangwaygapB1gapeC1
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