imprisoned

• Beschreibt eine Person oder ein Tier, das in Haft oder Gefangenschaft gehalten wird, oft in einem Gefängnis oder an einem ähnlichen Ort, und dem die Freiheit entzogen ist.

Describes a person or animal that is confined or held in a prison or similar place, deprived of freedom.

1. Confined in prisonB1formal

   Being kept in a prison as a punishment for a crime.

   Eingesperrt

   • The imprisoned man was visited by his lawyer.
   • Many innocent people were imprisoned during the war.
   • He spent ten years imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit.

   Synonymecaptiveconfinedjailedpent

   Antonymefree

2. Trapped or confinedB2formal

   Being trapped or restricted in a place or situation, not necessarily a prison.

   Gefangen oder eingeschränkt

   • She felt imprisoned in her own home by the heavy snow.
   • The animal was imprisoned in a cage at the zoo.
   • He was imprisoned by his own fears and anxieties.

   Synonymecaptiveconfinedrestrainedshut intrapped

   Antonymefreeliberated

• Verb, das die Handlung bezeichnet, jemanden ins Gefängnis zu bringen oder seine Freiheit gegen seinen Willen einzuschränken.

A verb used to indicate the act of putting someone in prison or confining them against their will.

1. Confine in prisonB2formal

   To put someone in prison or keep them locked up as a punishment.

   Ins Gefängnis sperren

   • The judge sentenced him to be imprisoned for five years.
   • They were imprisoned for their political beliefs.
   • The criminal was imprisoned in a maximum-security facility.

   Synonymeconfineincarceratejaillock upput behind bars

   Antonymefreerelease

2. Restrict or trapB2formal

   To confine or restrict someone or something as if in a prison.

   Einsperren

   • She felt imprisoned by her own fears and anxieties.
   • The heavy snowstorm imprisoned them in their house for days.
   • He was imprisoned in a loveless marriage for years.

   Synonymecageconfineconstraincoop upimmureincarceratelock uppenshut intrap

   Antonymefreeliberaterelease