confiscated

CEFRB2

/kˈɑnfəˌskeɪtəd/

adjective · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Taken away officially as a punishment.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    simple past and past participle of confiscate

Examples

  • I confiscated a gun from a student this morning.

  • If you leave your textbooks at school during the break, they'll get confiscated.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
2

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • My license was confiscated.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The customs officer blank the illegal goods at the border checkpoint.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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