How to Pronounce "on parole"
expression
ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /pɝˈoʊɫ
on puh-ROHL
ˈɒn/ /pəɹˈəʊl
on puh-ROHL
Definition
If someone is on parole, they have been released from prison early but must follow certain rules and are supervised. If they break these rules, they may go back to prison.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /pɝˈoʊɫ
British English
ˈɒn/ /pəɹˈəʊl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
on puh-ROHL
UK
on puh-ROHL
Listen in Context
He is on parole after serving five years in prison.
People on parole must report to an officer regularly.
If you break the rules on parole, you go back to jail.
Ever since he's been on parole, he's tried hard to turn his life around.