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captive

Kept as a prisoner, not free.

Meaning of «captive»

adjective

kept as a prisoner, not free

The soldiers kept him captive for several weeks.

Translation

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«captive» in 17 languages
AR العربية
AZ Azərbaycan
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ID Indonesia
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The difference between similar words

a person held by force
prisonera person held by force, also in a warThe soldiers took ten prisoners.
captiveheld against their will; used more in writingThe soldiers freed the captives.
hostageheld so that others do what the takers wantThe robbers kept two people as hostages.

Word family

capture B1 · verbcaptive B1 · adjectivecaptivity B1 · nouncaptor B2 · noun