take sb hostage/hold sb hostage

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Definition of take sb hostage/hold sb hostage words

phrase take sb hostage/hold sb hostage If someone is taken hostage or is held hostage, they are captured and kept as a hostage. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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