Meaning

1 senses

  1. To imprison.

Examples

1515 sentences

  1. The school looks like a prison.

    Школа виглядає як в'язниця. — ascolto

    ruЭта школа похожа на тюрьму. — marafon

    deDie Schule sieht aus wie ein Gefängnis. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. She visited her husband in prison.

    Вона відвідала свого чоловіка в тюрмі. — older

    ruОна навестила мужа в тюрьме. — Olya

    deSie besuchte ihren Mann im Gefängnis. — Wolf

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  3. Tom spent three years in prison.

    Том провів у в'язниці три роки. — deniko

    ruТом три года провёл в тюрьме. — marafon

    deTom verbrachte drei Jahre im Gefängnis. — wolfgangth

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  4. Tom helped Mary escape from prison.

    Том допоміг Мері втекти з в'язниці. — deniko

    ruТом помог Мэри сбежать из тюрьмы. — odexed

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  5. What were you in prison for?

    За що ти сидів у в'язниці? — deniko

    ruЗа что ты сидел в тюрьме? — marafon

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Origin

From Middle English prisoun, prison, from Old English prisūn, a borrowing from Old French

From Middle English prisoun, prison, from Old English prisūn, a borrowing from Old French prison, from Latin prehensiōnem, accusative singular of prehensiō, from the verb prehendō. Doublet of prehension.

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Forms

prisons, prisoning, prisoned, prisoned
Base formprison · to prison
3rd person singularprisons
Present participleprisoning
Past simpleprisoned
Past participleprisoned

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyprison
he, she, itprisons

Past simpleLesson

all personsprisoned

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill prison

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • been in prison
  • out of prison
  • time in prison
  • released from prison
  • years in prison
  • life in prison
  • in prison for
  • escaped from prison
  • go to prison
  • die in prison
  • a prison guard
  • still in prison

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
priorityB2priseC2prismprisonerB1pristineprivacyB1privateA2

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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