B2verbhealthsociety
US/ˈkwɔːr.ən.tiːn/
UK/ˈkwɒr.ən.tiːn/
to keep a person or animal apart from others for a time so that a disease cannot spread
In context
Travelers were quarantined for two weeks when they arrived.
The farm had to quarantine all its cattle after the outbreak.
If you test positive, you must quarantine at home for five days.
Words that go with quarantine
verb + noun
- quarantine patientsHospitals quarantine patients with the virus.
- quarantine animalsOfficials quarantine imported animals at the border.
verb + preposition
- be quarantined forThe crew was quarantined for ten days.
- quarantine at homePlease quarantine at home until the test result arrives.
- forced to quarantineMany workers were forced to quarantine after the exposure.
adverb + verb
- immediately quarantineDoctors immediately quarantined the sick passengers.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
The patients were quarantine.Correct: The patients were quarantined.