quarantine

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈkwɔr.ən.tin/ or /ˈkɔr.ən.tin/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈkwɒr.ən.tiːn/ or /ˈkwɒrn̩tiːn/ or /ˈkwɒr.ən.taɪn/

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Noun

Singular quarantine

Plural quarantines

1. (countable) A quarantine is the period where a person is isolating.
2. (countable) A quarantine is the place where a person is serving their isolation.

Verb

Plain form quarantine

Third-person singular quarantines

Past tense quarantined

Past participle quarantined

Present participle quarantining

1. (transitive) If a person is quarantined, they are placed into isolation to prevent the spread of any contagious disease.