police
/pəˈliːs/noun, verb2 syllables
Police means: the force of policemen and officers.
Synonyms for police4
What does police mean?2
noun
1
the force of policemen and officers“the law came looking for him”
verb
1
maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with police?16
four syllables
Police in a sentence
- When he saw the police officer, he ran away.CH
- As soon as the accident occurred, a police car rushed to the scene.CM
- In case of an emergency, call the police.Swift
- After the accident, the police told the crowd to keep back.Dejo
- In the absence of sufficient proof, the police could not indict him.CK
- After they questioned him, the police returned the suspect to the house.unknown
- If you see a suspicious person, please inform the police.CM
- When the police arrived, the thieves had disappeared.CM
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Forms of police
as a verb
- past tense
- policed
- present participle
- policing
- third-person singular
- polices
- past participle
- policed