curfew

CEFRB2

/ˈkɜː.fjuː/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A rule requiring people to stay indoors after a set time.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A signal indicating this time.

Examples

  • A curfew was imposed on the city.

  • Are you going to pull curfew on me?

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The time when such restriction begins.

  2. Any regulation requiring people to be off the streets and in their homes by a certain time.

  3. A fireplace accessory designed to bank a fire by completely covering the embers.

More examples

In context

  • I have my lodging neere unto a tower, where both evening and morning a very great bell doth chime Ave marie and Cover-few, which jangling doth even make the tower to shake […].

  • Curfews have been curbing / The end of liberty

  • Localities across New Jersey imposed curfews to prevent looting. In Monmouth, Ocean and other counties, people waited for hours for gasoline at the few stations that had electricity. Supermarket shelves were stripped bare.

Quick test

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Teens must be home by ten because the town has a strict blank.

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

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Origin

noun

From Middle English curfu, from Old French cuevre-fu (French couvre-feu), from the imperative of covrir (“to cover”) + fu (“fire”). Compare kerchief.