victim
To make a victim; to victimizeTo make (something) a victim (especially of a ritual sacrifice); to victimize.
» Tom was one of the victims.
Tom war eins der Opfer. — bonny37
Том был одной из жертв. — odexed
Том був однією з жертв. — deniko
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1 senses(nonstandard, rare)To make (something) a victim (especially of a ritual sacrifice); to victimize.
Examples
571 sentencesTom was one of the victims.
Том був однією з жертв. — deniko
ruТом был одной из жертв. — odexed
deTom war eins der Opfer. — bonny37
Tom may not be the only victim.
Том, можливо, не єдина жертва. — deniko
ruТом может быть не единственной жертвой. — odexed
Was the victim male or female?
Якої статі була жертва? — deniko
ruКакого пола был погибший? — Karok
There are no victims.
Жертв немає. — deniko
ruЖертв нет. — marafon
I'm the victim here.
Жертва тут я. — deniko
ruЖертва тут я. — Wezel
deIch bin hier das Opfer. — Luiaard
Origin
From Middle French victime, from Latin victima (“sacrificial animal”). Although this rootFrom Middle French victime, from Latin victima (“sacrificial animal”). Although this root and victor drive from homophonous PIE roots, they are traditionally reconstructed as separate words and thus not cognates.
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Forms
victims, victiming, victimed, victimedWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
9 patterns- of the victims
- the victim of
- gunshot victims
- was the victim
- victim of a
- the victim was
- know the victims
- be a victim
- victim's name
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.