quarantine

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noun

quar·an·tine ˈkwȯr-ən-ˌtēn How to pronounce quarantine (audio)

ˈkwär-

: a period of 40 days

: a term during which a ship arriving in port and suspected of carrying contagious disease is held in isolation from the shore

: a regulation placing a ship in quarantine

: a place where a ship is detained during quarantine

: a restraint upon the activities or communication of persons or the transport of goods designed to prevent the spread of disease or pests

: a place in which those under quarantine are kept

: a state of enforced isolation

quarantine

2 of 2

verb

quarantined; quarantining

transitive verb

: to detain in or exclude by quarantine

: to isolate from normal relations or communication

quarantine an aggressor

intransitive verb

: to establish or declare a quarantine

Example Sentences

Noun The infected people were put into quarantine. The cows will be kept in quarantine for another week. The dog was put under quarantine. Verb The hospital quarantined the infected patients. The dog was immediately quarantined.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Hong Kong is also relaxing its three-day hotel quarantine requirement for air crews, again effective Sept. 10.

Fortune, 9 Sep. 2022 The continent's largest art fair, Art Basel Hong Kong, has seen participation significantly shrink due to the city's strict quarantine rules.

Oscar Holland, CNN, 2 Sep. 2022 Top executives from HSBC Holdings PLC and Prudential PLC have, in contrast, followed Hong Kong’s quarantine rules and isolated in hotels when visiting the city.

Elaine Yu, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 The game’s early quarantine zone, packed with non-player characters, is aflutter with murmurs, dogs barking, food cooking and pots clattering.

Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2022 Students who test positive for COVID-19 will need to stay home from school for five days in both districts, down from 10- and 14-day quarantine requirements the state mandated last fall.

oregonlive, 29 Aug. 2022 But in that quarantine box, Mantzoukas introduced Wong to another Vaughan comic, Paper Girls (co-created by artist Cliff Chiang).

Christian Holub, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2022 The guidance was issued Thursday, the same day quarantine guidelines were eased.

Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland, 12 Aug. 2022 Many families got creative in COVID quarantine, and that includes the Wahlbergs.

Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2022

Verb

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention loosened its Covid-19 guidance, saying those exposed to the virus no longer need to quarantine.

Jason Gutierrez, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2022 Earlier in the pandemic, the recommendations were that those exposed to Covid-19 had to quarantine themselves from others and not be in public.

Katia Hetter, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022 That is especially useful to keep in mind now that the CDC has updated its COVID guidelines, no longer suggesting that Americans who have been exposed to the virus need to quarantine for five days.

Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2022 Individuals who have been in contact with someone who has tested positive no longer need to quarantine.

Paolo Confino, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2022 Unvaccinated people who are exposed to the coronavirus no longer need to quarantine, according to new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2022 Students and staff who test positive for COVID will need to quarantine for five days, and wear masks for five days upon their return.

Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 28 July 2022 Tourists from China are unlikely to travel abroad so long as Beijing requires them to quarantine for two weeks in a hotel upon their return, as per the Chinese government's current policy.

Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2022 British and Irish residents who have traveled in those countries in the last 10 days will have to quarantine in a hotel upon arrival in Britain.

Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2021 See More

Kids Definition

quarantine 1 of 2

noun

quar·an·tine ˈkwȯr-ən-ˌtēn How to pronounce quarantine (audio)

: isolation of people, animals, or things (as plants) out of a certain area to prevent the spread of disease or pests

: a period during which a person or animal with a contagious disease is isolated

: a place (as a hospital) where a person or animal with a contagious disease is isolated

quarantine

2 of 2

verb

quarantined; quarantining

: to put or hold in isolation to prevent the spread of disease or pests The infected patient was quarantined.

Medical Definition

quarantine 1 of 2

noun

quar·an·tine ˈkwȯr-ən-ˌtēn, ˈkwär- How to pronounce quarantine (audio)

: a term during which a ship arriving in port and suspected of carrying contagious disease is held in isolation from the shore

: a regulation placing a ship in quarantine

: a place where a ship is detained during quarantine

: a restraint upon the activities or communication of persons or the transport of goods that is designed to prevent the spread of disease or pests

: a place in which those under quarantine are kept

quarantine

2 of 2

verb

quarantined; quarantining

transitive verb

: to detain in or exclude by quarantine

intransitive verb

: to establish or declare a quarantine

单词	quarantines
释义	quarantine 1 of 2 noun quar·an·tine ˈkwȯr-ən-ˌtēn ˈkwär- 1 : a period of 40 days 2 a : a term during which a ship arriving in port and suspected of carrying contagious disease is held in isolation from the shore b : a regulation placing a ship in quarantine c : a place where a ship is detained during quarantine 3 a : a restraint upon the activities or communication of persons or the transport of goods designed to prevent the spread of disease or pests b : a place in which those under quarantine are kept 4 : a state of enforced isolation quarantine 2 of 2 verb quarantined; quarantining transitive verb 1 : to detain in or exclude by quarantine 2 : to isolate from normal relations or communication quarantine an aggressor intransitive verb : to establish or declare a quarantine Example Sentences Noun The infected people were put into quarantine. The cows will be kept in quarantine for another week. The dog was put under quarantine. Verb The hospital quarantined the infected patients. The dog was immediately quarantined. Recent Examples on the Web Noun Hong Kong is also relaxing its three-day hotel quarantine requirement for air crews, again effective Sept. 10. Fortune, 9 Sep. 2022 The continent's largest art fair, Art Basel Hong Kong, has seen participation significantly shrink due to the city's strict quarantine rules. Oscar Holland, CNN, 2 Sep. 2022 Top executives from HSBC Holdings PLC and Prudential PLC have, in contrast, followed Hong Kong’s quarantine rules and isolated in hotels when visiting the city. Elaine Yu, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 The game’s early quarantine zone, packed with non-player characters, is aflutter with murmurs, dogs barking, food cooking and pots clattering. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2022 Students who test positive for COVID-19 will need to stay home from school for five days in both districts, down from 10- and 14-day quarantine requirements the state mandated last fall. oregonlive, 29 Aug. 2022 But in that quarantine box, Mantzoukas introduced Wong to another Vaughan comic, Paper Girls (co-created by artist Cliff Chiang). Christian Holub, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2022 The guidance was issued Thursday, the same day quarantine guidelines were eased. Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland, 12 Aug. 2022 Many families got creative in COVID quarantine, and that includes the Wahlbergs. Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2022 Verb The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention loosened its Covid-19 guidance, saying those exposed to the virus no longer need to quarantine. Jason Gutierrez, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2022 Earlier in the pandemic, the recommendations were that those exposed to Covid-19 had to quarantine themselves from others and not be in public. Katia Hetter, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022 That is especially useful to keep in mind now that the CDC has updated its COVID guidelines, no longer suggesting that Americans who have been exposed to the virus need to quarantine for five days. Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2022 Individuals who have been in contact with someone who has tested positive no longer need to quarantine. Paolo Confino, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2022 Unvaccinated people who are exposed to the coronavirus no longer need to quarantine, according to new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2022 Students and staff who test positive for COVID will need to quarantine for five days, and wear masks for five days upon their return. Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 28 July 2022 Tourists from China are unlikely to travel abroad so long as Beijing requires them to quarantine for two weeks in a hotel upon their return, as per the Chinese government's current policy. Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2022 British and Irish residents who have traveled in those countries in the last 10 days will have to quarantine in a hotel upon arrival in Britain. Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Noun partly modification of French quarantaine, from Old French, from quarante forty, from Latin quadraginta, from quadra- (akin to quattuor four) + -ginta (akin to viginti twenty); partly modification of Italian quarantena quarantine of a ship, from quaranta forty, from Latin quadraginta — more at four, vigesimal First Known Use Noun 1617, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 1801, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Phrases Containing quarantine self-quarantine self-quarantine Kids Definition quarantine 1 of 2 noun quar·an·tine ˈkwȯr-ən-ˌtēn 1 : isolation of people, animals, or things (as plants) out of a certain area to prevent the spread of disease or pests 2 : a period during which a person or animal with a contagious disease is isolated 3 : a place (as a hospital) where a person or animal with a contagious disease is isolated quarantine 2 of 2 verb quarantined; quarantining : to put or hold in isolation to prevent the spread of disease or pests The infected patient was quarantined. Medical Definition quarantine 1 of 2 noun quar·an·tine ˈkwȯr-ən-ˌtēn, ˈkwär- 1 a : a term during which a ship arriving in port and suspected of carrying contagious disease is held in isolation from the shore b : a regulation placing a ship in quarantine c : a place where a ship is detained during quarantine 2 a : a restraint upon the activities or communication of persons or the transport of goods that is designed to prevent the spread of disease or pests b : a place in which those under quarantine are kept quarantine 2 of 2 verb quarantined; quarantining transitive verb : to detain in or exclude by quarantine intransitive verb : to establish or declare a quarantine quarantines 1 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of quarantine as in confines to keep (a person or animal) away from others to prevent a disease from spreading The hospital quarantined the infected patients. The dog was immediately quarantined. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance confines removes isolates jails restrains restricts separates interns incarcerates segregates sequesters secludes detaches cuts off immures keeps detains insulates abstracts disengages locks (up) holds Antonyms & Near Antonyms links connects associates assimilates joins discharges releases frees unites liberates integrates looses reintegrates desegregates See More quarantines 2 of 2 noun plural of quarantine as in isolations Synonyms & Similar Words isolations sequestrations seclusions segregations insulations confinements containments encirclements internments blockades incarcerations encompassments counter-blockades counterblockades sieges investments leaguers beleaguerments
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quarantine

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