abducted

UK
/əbˈdʌktɪd/
US
/æbˈdʌktɪd/

Translations

abductedpast participle
UK
/əbˈdʌktɪd/
US
/æbˈdʌktɪd/
Used attributively or predicatively to describe someone or something that has been abducted.
enlevéEmployé pour une personne emmenée illégalement par la force ou la tromperie.
The abducted child was found safe and sound after a week-long search.
L'enfant enlevé a été retrouvé sain et sauf après une semaine de recherches.
Additional translations
kidnappéPlus courant dans la langue familière ou journalistique.
abductverb

abducted

Past Simple

abducted
Past Simple
abducted
Past Participle
abducting
Gerund
UK
/əbˈdʌkt/
US
/æbˈdʌkt/
kidnapperau sens criminel
The criminal planned to abduct the child from the playground.
Le criminel prévoyait de kidnapper l'enfant sur l'aire de jeux.
abduireen anatomie
The deltoid muscle abducts the arm at the shoulder.
Le muscle deltoïde sert à abduire le bras à l'épaule.
Additional translations
enleverau sens criminel
Synonyms
take away
carry off

Definitions

abductedpast participle
Taken away illegally by force or deception.
The abducted child was found safe and sound after a week-long search.
abductverb
To take someone away illegally by force or deception; kidnap.
The criminal planned to abduct the child from the playground.
To move (a limb or other part of the body) away from the midline or from another part.
The deltoid muscle abducts the arm at the shoulder.