prison
gb/pɹˈɪzən/ us/pɹˈɪzən/
A2
Anglais
~ 1400
Sens
0 sens
Nom
A2
entity
1
building for criminals
A building where people stay as punishment after breaking the law.
Schéma d’usage :
[someone] is sent to prison
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'prison' with 'police station' — a police station is where police work, not where criminals serve sentences.
Synonymes
jail (Often used interchangeably, but 'jail' can also refer to short-term detention before trial or sentencing.)
Antonymes
freedom (Represents the state of not being imprisoned or detained.)
Collocations
go to prison
|serve time in prison
|release from prison
|prison sentence
|escape from prison
Thèmes
law
|crime
|justice
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- He was sent to prison for ten years.
- The prison is located outside the city.
- Many prisons have programs to help inmates learn new skills.
- She visited her brother in prison last weekend.
Exemples pédagogiques
- He is in prison for five years.
- The prison is big and old.
- My uncle works in a prison.
- She went to prison after the trial.
Nom
B1
state
2
state of confinement
A situation where someone cannot leave or do what they want.
Schéma d’usage :
feel like [someone] is in prison
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may overuse 'prison' literally and fail to recognize its common figurative use for restrictive situations.
Synonymes
captivity (Emphasizes being held against one's will, often used for animals or people.)
Antonymes
liberty (Represents the ability to act freely without restriction.)
Collocations
mental prison
|prison of fear
|prison of routine
Thèmes
emotions
|restrictions
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- She felt like her job was a prison.
- His illness became a prison that kept him at home.
- The strict rules made the students feel they were in a prison.
Exemples pédagogiques
- I feel like my home is a prison.
- His injury is like a prison for him.
- The rules are like a prison for us.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
prison
API
GB/pɹˈɪzən/
US/pɹˈɪzən/
Syllabes et accentuation
pris - on (2 syllabes)
Stress on 1st syllable (pris)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: prison
- Plural: prison, prisons
Famille de mots
Forms
prisons
noun
Related words
imprisonment
noun B2
Expressions
break out of prison
1/bɹˈeɪk ˈaʊt əv pɹˈɪzən/
fixed phrase
forcefully escape from prison
To get out of prison by force or secretly without permission.
Exemples
- They broke out of prison through a tunnel.
- Several prisoners broke out of prison during the riot.
escape from prison
1/ɪskˈeɪp fɹˈʌm pɹˈɪzən/
fixed phrase
get out of prison illegally
To leave prison without permission, usually secretly or by force.
Exemples
- Two inmates escaped from prison last night.
- He planned to escape from prison but was caught.
go to prison
1/ɡˈoʊ tə pɹˈɪzən/
fixed phrase
be sent to prison
To be taken by law to live in a prison as punishment.
Exemples
- He went to prison for robbery.
- If you commit that crime, you could go to prison.
prison sentence
1/pɹˈɪzən sˈɛntəns/
fixed phrase
time ordered in prison
The length of time that someone must stay in prison, decided by a judge.
Exemples
- He received a ten-year prison sentence.
- The judge handed down a long prison sentence.
serve time in prison
1/sˈɚv tˈaɪm ˈɪn pɹˈɪzən/
fixed phrase
spend time in prison
To stay in prison for a set amount of time as punishment.
Exemples
- He served five years in prison before being released.
- She is currently serving time in prison for fraud.