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kidnapped

/ˈkɪd.næpt/

kidnappedpast participle

/ˈkɪd.næpt/

More precise tagging: past participle used attributively.

Translations

похищенный

The kidnapped child was found safe and sound.

Похищенный ребенок был найден целым и невредимым.

Definitions

Having been taken away illegally by force, typically to obtain a ransom.

The kidnapped child was found safe and sound after a week-long search.

Synonyms

ensnared

commandeered

shanghaied

held captive

forcibly removed

spirited away

taken hostage

held hostage

carried off

kidnapverb

kidnapped

Past Simple

kidnapped

Past Simple

kidnapped

Past Participle

kidnapping

Gerund

/ˈkɪd.næp/

Translations

похищать

The criminals planned to kidnap the wealthy businessman.

Преступники планировали похитить богатого бизнесмена.

Additional translations

воровать

Definitions

To seize and detain a person unlawfully, often for ransom.

The criminals planned to kidnap the wealthy businessman for a hefty ransom.

Synonyms

take hostage

kidnapnoun

Definitions

The act of unlawfully seizing and carrying away a person by force or fraud.

The kidnap of the wealthy businessman shocked the entire community.

kidnapadjective

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of an act of kidnapping.

The police handled the kidnap case with utmost urgency.