Chained Tʃeɪn Chain Verb Bre Doors Locked Dog

• the doors were always locked and chained.
• the dog was chained up for the night.
• she chained her bicycle to the gate.
• four activists chained themselves to construction equipment.

chain

1. to fasten something with a chain; to fasten somebody/something to another person or thing with a chain, so that they do not escape or get stolen
• The doors were always locked and chained.
• The dog was chained up for the night.
• She chained her bicycle to the gate.
• Four activists chained themselves to construction equipment.
• I've been chained to my desk all week (= because there was so much work).

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they chain
• he / she / it chains
• past simple chained
• past participle chained
• -ing form chaining

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French chaine, chaeine, from Latin catena ‘a chain’.