Dictionary entry

Gaoler

Pronunciation: /ˈdʒeɪlə/

Pronunciation

/ˈdʒeɪlə/

Myanmar Meaning

(n) ထောင်မှူး။

Definition

jail ( Brit also gaol ) / dʒeÇl / n [C,U] ေထာင္။ အက်ဥ္းေထာင္။ spend a year in jail ❍ a ten-year jail sentence. v ~ sb (for sth) ေထာင္ခ်သည္။ He was jailed for six years for his part in the robbery. ❏ jailer ( Brit also gaoler ) / 'dʒeÇlǝ(r) / n ေထာင္မႉး။

Examples

  1. [in jail] : Adam spent 3 years in jail for drug possession.
  2. [go/be sent to jail] : She’s been sent to jail for murder.
  3. [get out of jail] : He was stealing again
  4. two months after getting out of jail.