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take someone prisoner

take some·one pris·on·er
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [teyk suhm-wuhn, -wuh n priz-uh-ner, priz-ner]
    • /teɪk ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən ˈprɪz ə nər, ˈprɪz nər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [teyk suhm-wuhn, -wuh n priz-uh-ner, priz-ner]
    • /teɪk ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən ˈprɪz ə nər, ˈprɪz nər/

Definition of take someone prisoner words

  • noun take someone prisoner to capture and hold someone as a prisoner, esp as a prisoner of war 0
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Parts of speech for Take someone prisoner

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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take someone prisoner popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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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