You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for March 8.

Today’s word is pen, spelled p-e-n.

pen /pen/ verb (penned, penning) [transitive] literary

to write something such as a letter, a book etc, especially using a pen

Here’s the word used in a sentence:

She penned (= wrote) a thank-you note.

The piece was penned by Mozart when he was eight.

pen a letter

pen somebody/something ↔ up/in phrasal verb

be penned up/in: to be restricted or forced to remain in a small place

The flu kept him penned up at home for a week.

Covid has kept us penned up at home for more than a year.

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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