jail
To imprison, incarcerate, enjailTo imprison, incarcerate, enjail.
» I just got out of jail.
Я только что вышел из тюрьмы. — odexed
Я щойно вийшов із в'язниці. — deniko
Я щойно вийшла з в'язниці. — deniko
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1 sensesTo imprison, incarcerate, enjail.
- lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
Examples
949 sentencesI just got out of jail.
Я щойно вийшов із в'язниці. — deniko
ruЯ только что вышел из тюрьмы. — odexed
Tom deserves to go to jail.
Том заслуговує сісти у в'язницю. — deniko
Tom spent three years in jail.
Том відсидів у в'язниці три роки. — deniko
ruТом отсидел три года в тюрьме. — odexed
deTom brachte drei Jahre im Gefängnis zu. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom has been released from jail.
Тома випустили з в'язниці. — deniko
ruТома выпустили из тюрьмы. — odexed
I got out of jail yesterday.
Вчора я вийшов з в'язниці. — deniko
ruЯ вчера вышел из тюрьмы. — marafon
deIch bin gestern aus dem Gefängnis gekommen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
Inherited from Middle English gayole, borrowed from Anglo-Norman jaiole, from Late Latin cInherited from Middle English gayole, borrowed from Anglo-Norman jaiole, from Late Latin caveola, from Latin cavea (“cage”) + -ola (diminutive ending). Doublet of caveola and related to cage. More at cajole.
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Forms
jails, jailing, jailed, jailedSynonyms
9 synonyms- lock up or confine, in or as in a jail:imprisonincarceratelagimmureput behind barsjuggaolput away
Word family
7 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
Collocations
12 patterns- out of jail
- is in jail
- up in jail
- go to jail
- time in jail
- night in jail
- still in jail
- released from jail
- escape from jail
- put in jail
- the county jail
- life in jail