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curfewed

/ˈkɜːfjuːd/

/ˈkɜrˌfjud/

Translations

curfewedadjective

more curfewed

Comp.

most curfewed

Super.

/ˈkɜːfjuːd/

/ˈkɜrˌfjud/

комендантский

The city was under a curfewed state after the riots.

Город находился в комендантском состоянии после беспорядков.

Synonyms

under curfew

kept indoors

locked down

curfewedpast participle

/ˈkɜː.fjuːd/

/ˈkɝː.fjuːd/

Used attributively to describe a person or area that has been placed under a curfew.

Synonyms

kept indoors

locked up

pened in

under curfew

curfewverb

curfewed

Past Simple

curfewed

Past Simple

curfewed

Past Participle

curfewing

Gerund

Transitive; chiefly in governmental or military contexts, meaning 'to impose a curfew on'.

Synonyms

enforce a curfew on

lock up

impose a curfew on

Definitions

curfewedadjective

Subject to a curfew; restricted by a regulation requiring people to remain indoors during designated hours.

The curfewed city streets were eerily quiet after 9 PM.

curfewedpast participle

Having been placed under a curfew or subject to curfew restrictions.

Once the unrest spread, the curfewed neighborhoods were emptied of pedestrians.

curfewverb

To impose a curfew on; to require (people or an area) to remain indoors during specified hours.

After the riots, the authorities curfewed the entire district.