Dictionary entry

Imprisonment

Pronunciation: /ɪmˈprɪz(ə)nm(ə)nt/

Pronunciation

/ɪmˈprɪz(ə)nm(ə)nt/

Myanmar Meaning

(n) အကျဉ်းချထားခြင်း

Definition

imprison / Çm'prÇzn / v ~ sb ( in sth ) (esp passive) ေထာင္သြင္း အက်ဥ္းခ်သည္။ ေထာင္ခ်သည္။ The men were imprisoned and tortured. ❍ be imprisoned for fraud ❍ ( fig ) young mothers feeling virtually imprisoned in their own homes. ❑ imprisonment / -mǝnt / n [U] ေထာင္ဒဏ္။ be sentenced to life imprisonment for murder.

Examples

  1. Their leaders were arrested and imprisoned.
  2. Youths imprisoned for minor offences
  3. Imprisoned by her own fears
  4. she never left the house.