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hostage
[hos-tij]
noun
a person given or held as security for the fulfillment of certain conditions or terms, promises, etc., by another.
Archaic.a security or pledge.
Obsolete.the condition of a hostage.
verb (used with object)
to give (someone) as a hostage.
He was hostaged to the Indians.
hostage
/ ˈɒɪ /
noun
a person given to or held by a person, organization, etc, as a security or pledge or for ransom, release, exchange for prisoners, etc
the state of being held as a hostage
any security or pledge
to place oneself in a position in which misfortune may strike through the loss of what one values most
Other 51Թ Forms
- hostageship noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hostage1
Example Sentences
“They literally become a hostage in the hospital, for months to years.”
Israel said the step, which has been widely condemned, was taken to pressure Hamas into releasing the remaining hostages.
Russia has captured many thousands of civilians during its full scale invasion of Ukraine and is effectively holding them hostage in Russian prisons.
Israeli security forces operating in Gaza have recovered the bodies of two Israeli hostages, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says.
More than 300 police officers, including a specialist Cobra tactical unit which handles attacks and hostage situations, were deployed to the school.
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