Meaning

4 senses
  1. One who has been captured or is otherwise confined.

    Gefangener, Gefangene

    пле́нныйplénnyj, пле́ннаяplénnaja, пле́нникplénnik

    полоне́нийpolonényj, полоне́наpolonéna, бра́нецьbránecʹ

    a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

  2. One held prisoner.

    Gefangener

    пле́нникplénnik, пле́нницаplénnica, у́зникúznik

  3. (figuratively)One charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.

  4. A captive insurance company, a subsidiary of a company used as its internal insurer.

Examples

37 sentences
  1. Tom is still being held captive.

    deTom wird noch immer gefangengehalten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Tom was held captive for almost a year.

  3. Tom said he was abducted and held captive.

  4. Tom has been taken captive.

  5. Tom is being held captive.

    deTom wird gefangen gehalten. — Yorwba

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
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Русский
By meaning 1
a person who has been captured:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a person who has been captured:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English captif; derived from Latin captīvus, probably through a borr

Inherited from Middle English captif; derived from Latin captīvus, probably through a borrowing from a Middle French intermediate. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“seize, hold”).

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Forms

plural: captives
Singularcaptive
Pluralcaptives

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war:prisoner

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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