# quarantined

Pronunciation: say "KWOR-uhn-teend" US /ˈkwɔɹ.ən.tind/, UK /ˈkwɒɹ.ən.tiːnd/

## Adjective

1. Kept in enforced isolation to prevent the spread of a contagious disease.
   - Simple: Kept away from other people or animals to stop a sickness from spreading.
   - _The quarantined ship remained anchored offshore until the crew was cleared._
   - _Health officials delivered supplies to the quarantined neighborhood each day._

## Verb

2. Simple past tense and past participle of quarantine. — simple past and past participle of quarantine
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of quarantine. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _Authorities quarantined the entire village after the outbreak._
   - _The infected crew members were quarantined for fourteen days._

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