The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English
imprison verb
/ɪmˈprɪz.ən/ v [T usually passive] Definition
to put someone in prison
He was imprisoned in 1965 for attempted murder.
figurative Unable to go out because of the deep snow, she felt imprisoned in her own house.
imprisonment noun
/ɪmˈprɪz.ən.mənt/ n [C or U] She was sentenced to five years' imprisonment.
(Definition of imprison verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Our dictionaries
Browse the Thesaurus
Word of the Day
Blog
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
