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DictionaryEnglish - Myanmar
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hostage

/ˈhɒstɪdʒ/

US pronunciation
American sound/ˈhɒstɪdʒ/
hostage
Syllables
2 syllables
Stress
1st syllable stress
Vowel
Short i vowel
Ending
Final e often stays silent

hos - tage -> hostage

Myanmar meaning

(n) ဓားစာခံ။

Full entry

hostage /'hɒstÇdʒ/ n

ဓားစာခံ။ The hijackers kept the pilot as (a) hostage on board the plane. ❍ Three young children were taken/held hostage during the bank robbery.
❏ a hostage to fortune [IDM ] (fml ) မျက်စိအောက်က အပျောက်မခံနိုင်သောသူ၊ အရာ။ [ဥ] အသက်။

More examples
  • The President is making every effort to obtain the release of the hostages.
  • [take someone hostage] : Six visiting businessmen were taken hostage by rebel groups.
  • [hold someone hostage] : A prison librarian held hostage for 13 hours has been freed.
Synonyms
captive, prisoner, detainee, criminal, inmate, jailbird, convict, earnest, guaranty, pawn, pledge, sacrificial lamb, scapegoat, security, surety, token, victim
Antonyms
captor
Cross references
captiveprisonerdetaineecriminalinmatejailbirdconvictearnestguarantypawnpledgesacrificial lambscapegoatsecuritysuretytokenvictimcaptorbankboardduringfortuneheldkeptpilotplanethethree
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