quarantine
🇺🇸
/ˈkwɔːrəntiːn/
🇬🇧
/ˈkwɒrəntiːn/
noun
R
A time when a sick person or animal is kept away from others to stop disease from spreading.
During quarantine, people with the virus stay home to protect others.
verb
R
To keep a sick person or animal away from others to stop disease from spreading.
If you are sick, you should quarantine to avoid making others ill.
translation
A time when a sick person or animal is kept away from others to stop disease from spreading.
To keep a sick person or animal away from others to stop disease from spreading.
Word Forms
3rd Present
quarantines
Past
quarantined
Perfect
quarantined
Progressive
quarantining
Plural
quarantines