Quarantine — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease

isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kwˈɔːɹəntˌiːn/

🇬🇧British English

/kwˈɒɹəntˌiːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kwˈɒɹəntˌiːn/

3 syllables Say it as /kwˈɔːɹəntˌiːn/.

Examples

My dog was quarantined before he could live in England

Parts of Speech

noun	enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
noun	isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease
verb	place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons “My dog was quarantined before he could live in England”

Word Forms

quarantine	verb	place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons
quarantine	noun	isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Quarantäne

Zwangsisolierung von Patienten, die an einer ansteckenden Krankheit leiden, um die Ausbreitung der Krankheit zu verhindern

🇫🇷French

quarantaine

isolement forcé des patients souffrant d'une maladie contagieuse afin d'éviter la propagation de la maladie

🇪🇸Spanish

cuarentena

Aislamiento forzoso de pacientes que padecen una enfermedad contagiosa para prevenir la propagación de la enfermedad.

🇮🇹Italian

quarantena

isolamento forzato dei pazienti affetti da una malattia contagiosa al fine di prevenire la diffusione della malattia

🇳🇱Dutch

quarantaine

gedwongen isolatie van patiënten die aan een besmettelijke ziekte lijden, om de verspreiding van ziekten te voorkomen

🇵🇹Portuguese

quarentena

isolamento forçado de pacientes que sofrem de uma doença contagiosa, a fim de evitar a propagação da doença

🇷🇺Russian

карантин

принудительная изоляция пациентов, страдающих заразным заболеванием, с целью предотвращения распространения заболевания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संगरोधन

बीमारी के प्रसार को रोकने के लिए संक्रामक रोग से पीड़ित रोगियों को अलग-थलग करना लागू किया गया

🇧🇩Bengali

পৃথকীকরণ

রোগের বিস্তার রোধ করার জন্য একটি সংক্রামক রোগে আক্রান্ত রোগীদের বিচ্ছিন্নতা প্রয়োগ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

தனிமைப்படுத்துதல்

நோய் பரவாமல் தடுக்கும் பொருட்டு, தொற்று நோயால் பாதிக்கப்பட்ட நோயாளிகளை கட்டாயமாக தனிமைப்படுத்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

రోగ అనుమానితులను విడిగా ఉంచడం

వ్యాధి వ్యాప్తిని నివారించడానికి అంటు వ్యాధితో బాధపడుతున్న రోగులను బలవంతంగా ఒంటరిగా ఉంచడం

🇮🇳Marathi

विलग्नवास

रोगाचा प्रसार रोखण्यासाठी संसर्गजन्य रोगाने ग्रस्त रूग्णांना अलग ठेवणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્વોરૅન્ટીન

રોગના ફેલાવાને રોકવા માટે ચેપી રોગથી પીડિત દર્દીઓને અલગ પાડવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ದಿಗ್ಬಂಧನ

ರೋಗ ಹರಡುವುದನ್ನು ತಡೆಗಟ್ಟುವ ಸಲುವಾಗಿ ಸಾಂಕ್ರಾಮಿಕ ರೋಗದಿಂದ ಬಳಲುತ್ತಿರುವ ರೋಗಿಗಳನ್ನು ಬಲವಂತವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്വാറന്റീൻ

രോഗം പടരുന്നത് തടയാൻ ഒരു പകർച്ചവ്യാധി ബാധിച്ച രോഗികളെ നിർബന്ധിത ഒറ്റപ്പെടുത്തൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਲਹਿਦਗੀ

ਬਿਮਾਰੀ ਦੇ ਫੈਲਣ ਨੂੰ ਰੋਕਣ ਲਈ ਛੂਤ ਵਾਲੀ ਬਿਮਾਰੀ ਤੋਂ ਪੀੜਤ ਮਰੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਅਲੱਗ-ਥਲੱਗ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

قرنطینہ

بیماری کے پھیلاؤ کو روکنے کے لیے متعدی بیماری میں مبتلا مریضوں کو الگ تھلگ کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

隔离

强制隔离患有传染病的患者，以防止疾病传播

🇯🇵Japanese

検疫

病気の蔓延を防ぐために、伝染病に苦しむ患者を強制的に隔離すること

🇰🇷Korean

건강격리

전염병 확산을 막기 위해 전염병 환자를 강제 격리한다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cách ly

cách ly người bệnh mắc bệnh truyền nhiễm để ngăn chặn dịch bệnh lây lan

🇹🇭Thai

การกักกัน

บังคับแยกผู้ป่วยที่เป็นโรคติดต่อเพื่อป้องกันการแพร่กระจายของโรค

🇮🇩Indonesian

karantina

diberlakukannya isolasi terhadap pasien yang menderita penyakit menular untuk mencegah penyebaran penyakit

🇲🇾Malay

kuarantin

penguatkuasaan pengasingan pesakit yang menghidap penyakit berjangkit bagi mengelakkan penularan penyakit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحجر الصحي

العزل القسري للمرضى الذين يعانون من مرض معدٍ لمنع انتشار المرض

🇮🇷Persian

قرنطینه

جداسازی اجباری بیماران مبتلا به یک بیماری مسری به منظور جلوگیری از گسترش بیماری

🇹🇷Turkish

karantina

Hastalığın yayılmasını önlemek için bulaşıcı bir hastalığı olan hastaların zorunlu izolasyonu

🇮🇱Hebrew

בידוד

בידוד כפוי של חולים הסובלים ממחלה מדבקת על מנת למנוע את התפשטות המחלה

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The primary meaning of 'quarantine' is 'enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease'.

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Using 'quarantine' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'quarantine' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'quarantine' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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