quarantine
verb/ˈkwɒrəntiːn/
/ˈkwɔːrəntiːn/
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they quarantine | /ˈkwɒrəntiːn/ /ˈkwɔːrəntiːn/ |
| he / she / it quarantines | /ˈkwɒrəntiːnz/ /ˈkwɔːrəntiːnz/ |
| past simple quarantined | /ˈkwɒrəntiːnd/ /ˈkwɔːrəntiːnd/ |
| past participle quarantined | /ˈkwɒrəntiːnd/ /ˈkwɔːrəntiːnd/ |
| -ing form quarantining | /ˈkwɒrəntiːnɪŋ/ /ˈkwɔːrəntiːnɪŋ/ |
- quarantine (something/somebody) to put an animal or a person into quarantine; to go into quarantine
- Animals brought into the country are automatically quarantined.
- You should quarantine all new livestock for a month.
- All travellers arriving in the country are currently required to quarantine for two weeks.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Italian quarantina ‘forty days’, from quaranta ‘forty’.Want to learn more?
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