jail
🇺🇸
/dʒeɪl/
🇬🇧
/dʒeɪl/
noun
B2
A place where people are kept as punishment for breaking the law.
He was sent to jail for stealing.
verb
B2
To put someone in prison as punishment.
The judge decided to jail him for his crimes.
translation
A place where people are kept as punishment for breaking the law.
To put someone in prison as punishment.
Word Forms
Plural
jails
Perfect
jailed
Progressive
jailing
Past
jailed
3rd Present
jails