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hostage

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/ˈhɑstɪdʒ/

/ˈhɒstɪdʒ/

noun

1 rehine countable

Definition (English)

A person who is captured and held by a person or group, often to force others to do something.

Example Sentences

The police tried to free the hostages safely.

Polis rehineleri güvenle serbest bırakmaya çalıştı.
Terrorists took several people hostage.

Teröristler birkaç kişiyi rehin aldı.
The kidnappers threatened to harm the hostage.

Kaçırıcılar rehineye zarar vermekle tehdit etti.

Synonyms

Collocations

take somebody hostagehold somebody hostagerelease the hostageshostage crisishostage situation

Phrases 2