isolate
To set apart or cut off from othersTo set apart or cut off from others.
» Tom felt very isolated.
Том почувався ізольованим.
Том відчував себе ізольованим.
Meaning
7 senses(transitive)To set apart or cut off from others.
isolieren, absondern, abdichten
изоли́роватьizolírovatʹ, обособля́тьobosobljátʹ, обосо́битьobosóbitʹ
відокре́млюватиvidokrémljuvaty, відокре́митиvidokrémyty, ізолюва́тиizoljuváty
set apart from others
(transitive)To place in quarantine or isolation.
place or set apart
(transitive)To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture.
obtain in pure form
(transitive)To insulate, or make free of external influence.
(transitive)To separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture.
(transitive)To insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity.
(intransitive)To self-isolate.
Examples
204 sentencesTom felt very isolated.
Том почувався ізольованим. — deniko
I felt isolated.
Я почувався одиноким. — deniko
deIch fühlte mich allein. — kolonjano
That incident was an isolated event.
That incident wasn't an isolated event.
The village was isolated by the flood.
deDas Dorf war durch die Überschwemmung isoliert. — Tamy
Translations
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Origin
Back-formation from isolated, from French isolé, from Italian isolato, from Latin īnsulātuBack-formation from isolated, from French isolé, from Italian isolato, from Latin īnsulātus (whence also insulate), see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3).
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Forms
isolates, isolating, isolated, isolatedSynonyms
9 synonyms- place or set apart:insulate
- set apart from others:sequestersequestratekeep apartset apart
Word family
12 related wordsLessons 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