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jailed

verb
SayJAYLD/d͡ʒeɪld/

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past tense and past participle of jail.

    Authorities jailed dozens of protesters during the crackdown.

    She was jailed for contempt after refusing to testify.

    Note

    A regular form: jail simply adds -ed, and one spelling serves both the finite past (authorities jailed dozens) and the participle. The participle builds the passive with be (she was jailed) and the perfect with have (they had jailed him). Behind it stands only the verb's single meaning, to imprison. The noun's uses in horse racing, dodgeball and computing have no verb partner. Incarcerated is its closest synonym.

jailed is a form of jail

jail, verb: To confine someone in a jail as a prisoner; to imprison. Full entry

Forms
jailjails he/she/itjailing -ing formjailed past tense, past participle
Spelling
jail → jailed: add -ed

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