take hostage en · VERB
Meanings
- (transitive) To take custody or possession of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand; to take as hostage.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| took hostage | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| takes hostage | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| taking hostage | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| taken hostage | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (13)
fi ottaa panttivangiksi (take custody or possession of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand) · pl wziąć jako zakładnika (take custody or possession of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand) · fr prendre en otage (take custody or possession of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand) · ba аманатҡа алыу (take custody or possession of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand) · ro lua ostatic (take custody or possession of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand) · zdj urenga matreka (take custody or possession of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand) · hu túszul ejt (take custody or possession of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand) · nl gijzelen (take custody or possession of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand) · eo ostaĝigi (take custody or possession of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand) · ru брать в зало́жники (take custody or possession of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand) · pl brać jako zakładnika (take custody or possession of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand) · de als Geisel nehmen (take custody or possession of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand) · ru взять в зало́жники (take custody or possession of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand)