Meaning

2 senses

  1. (reflexive, transitive)To shut off or keep apart, as from company, society, etc.; withdraw (oneself) from society or into solitude.

  2. (transitive)To shut or keep out; exclude; preclude.

More definitions
  • keep away from others

Examples

69 sentences

  1. Tom secluded himself in his room.

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  2. Tom lives in a very secluded place.

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  3. We enjoyed the afternoon on a secluded beach.

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  4. Tom told me he wanted to live on a secluded beach.

    deTom sagte, er wolle an einem einsamen Strande leben.

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  5. Tom told me that he wanted to live on a secluded beach.

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Translations

1 languages

Origin

From Latin secludo.

From Latin secludo.

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Forms

secludes, secluding, secluded, secluded
Base formseclude · to seclude
3rd person singularsecludes
Present participlesecluding
Past simplesecluded
Past participlesecluded

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyseclude
he, she, itsecludes

Past simpleLesson

all personssecluded

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill seclude

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words
Relatedseclusionseclusive
Derivedsecludedsecludedly

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
sebumsecsecedesecessionseclusionsecondA1
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