Captive - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈkæptɪv|
Brit.
|ˈkæptɪv|
noun
- a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war (syn: prisoner)
- an animal that is confined
- a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion
- an animal that is confined
- a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion
adjective
- being in captivity (syn: confined, imprisoned, jailed)
- giving or marked by complete attention to (syn: absorbed, engrossed, intent, wrapped)
- giving or marked by complete attention to (syn: absorbed, engrossed, intent, wrapped)
Extra examples
The captive soldiers planned their escape.
...the captive soldiers were treated humanely by the guards...
His son had been taken captive (=became a prisoner) during the raid.
He was held captive for a week before he was ransomed and returned to his family.
Our communities should not be captive to the mistakes of the past.
Word forms
noun
singular: captive
plural: captives
singular: captive
plural: captives
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