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- pronunciation:
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If someone lives in isolation, they live away from other people. They are completely separate and alone.
The man was living in isolation in a cabin in the mountains. |
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If a sick person is in isolation, they are in a place away from other people. The place is often a special room in a hospital or in someone's home. They are alone except when someone like a doctor or nurse comes in to see them, or when someone comes in to give them food or take care of them. Isolation is sometimes necessary so that a sick person doesn't give their illness to other people.
When Anna's aunt got sick, she put herself in isolation at home because she didn't want anybody to get sick from her.The passenger had a serious virus, so the doctor decided he should be put in isolation. |
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