furlough
verb/ˈfɜːləʊ/
/ˈfɜːrləʊ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they furlough | /ˈfɜːləʊ/ /ˈfɜːrləʊ/ |
| he / she / it furloughs | /ˈfɜːləʊz/ /ˈfɜːrləʊz/ |
| past simple furloughed | /ˈfɜːləʊd/ /ˈfɜːrləʊd/ |
| past participle furloughed | /ˈfɜːləʊd/ /ˈfɜːrləʊd/ |
| -ing form furloughing | /ˈfɜːləʊɪŋ/ /ˈfɜːrləʊɪŋ/ |
- furlough somebody to give somebody permission to leave their duties for a period of time, especially soldiers working in a foreign country
- furlough somebody (North American English) to give a prisoner permission to leave a prison for a period of time
- furlough somebody (North American English) to tell workers not to come to work for a period of time, usually because there is not enough money to pay them
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