verb · irregular · transitive · rare

take hostage

take hostage · takes hostage · took hostage · taken hostage · taking hostage

взять в заложники, брать в заложники

als Geisel nehmen

To take custody or possession of a person as security for performance against a…To take custody or possession of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand; to take as hostage.

» Tom was taken hostage.

Tom wurde als Geisel genommen.

Tom ist als Geisel genommen worden.

Тома взяли в заложники.

Том был взят в заложники.

Meaning

1 senses

To take custody or possession of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand; to take as hostage.
als Geisel nehmen
брать в зало́жникиbratʹ v zalóžniki, взять в зало́жникиvzjatʹ v zalóžniki

Examples

27 sentences

Tom was taken hostage.
ruТома взяли в заложники.
deTom wurde als Geisel genommen.
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Tom wasn't taken hostage.
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We were taken hostage.
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They don't usually take hostages.
ruОбычно они не берут заложников.
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Tom has been taken hostage.
ruТома взяли в заложники.
deTom wurde als Geisel genommen.
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Translations

4 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

take custody or possession of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

take custody or possession of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand:

Forms

takes hostage, taking hostage, took hostage, taken hostage

Base form	take hostage · to take hostage
3rd person singular	takes hostage
Present participle	taking hostage
Past simple	took hostage
Past participle	taken hostage

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	take hostage
he, she, it	takes hostage

Past simpleLesson

all persons

took hostage

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have taken hostage
he, she, it	has taken hostage

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will take hostage

Word family

1 related words

Relatedhold hostage

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle