HOSTAGE

Meaning of HOSTAGE in English

A person held as a pledge that certain terms or agreements will be kept. (The taking of hostages is forbidden under the Geneva Conventions, 1949.)

DOD English dictionary of military terms. Английский словарь военных терминов DOD. 2012

HOSTAGE — also: ostage (-aje) n hostage
Interlingua English vocab
HOSTAGE — ostage, garantiario
English interlingue dictionary
HOSTAGE — bihag na panagot;bihag
English-Visayan vocabulary
HOSTAGE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from hoste Date: 13th century 1. a person held by one party in a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HOSTAGE — I. ˈhästij, -tēj sometimes ˈhȯs- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English ostage, hostage, from Old French, from oste, hoste …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOSTAGE — (n.) A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or stipulations …
Английский словарь Webster
HOSTAGE — ( n. ) A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HOSTAGE — — hostageship , n. /hos"tij/ , n. , v. , hostaged, hostaging . n. 1. a person given or held …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOSTAGE — n. captive, pawn, someone held prisoner by a person or group in order to force another person or group to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HOSTAGE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from hoste Date: 13th century 1. a. : a person held by one party …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOSTAGE — noun a person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or stipulations …
Webster English vocab
HOSTAGE — ■ noun a person seized or held as security for the fulfilment of a condition. Phrases a ~ to fortune …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HOSTAGE — [hos.tage] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. hoste] (13c) 1 a: a person held by one party in a conflict as …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOSTAGE — hostag|e BrE AmE ˈhɒst ɪdʒ AmE \ ˈhɑːst- ▷ hostag|es ɪz əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HOSTAGE — / ˈhɒstɪdʒ; NAmE ˈhɑːs-/ noun a person who is captured and held prisoner by a person or group, and who …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOSTAGE — hos ‧ tage /ˈhɒstɪdʒ $ ˈhɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: hoste …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOSTAGE — n. 1 a person seized or held as security for the fulfilment of a condition. 2 a pledge or security. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOSTAGE — n. 1 a person seized or held as security for the fulfilment of a condition. 2 a pledge or security. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOSTAGE — n.1 a person seized or held as security for the fulfilment of a condition. 2 a pledge or security. Phrases …
Oxford English vocab
HOSTAGE — ( hostages) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A hostage is someone …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOSTAGE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES hold sb prisoner/hostage/captive ▪ A senior army officer was held hostage for four months. COLLOCATIONS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOSTAGE — [noun] [C] - someone who is taken as a prisoner by an enemy in order to force the other people …
Cambridge English vocab
HOSTAGE — noun VERB + HOSTAGE ▪ hold (sb) , keep (sb) ▪ Eight people were held ~ for four months. ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HOSTAGE — See ↑ KEEP 10, ↑ PRISON 7 ◆◆◆ • ↑ hold sb prisoner/captive/hostage • ↑ take sb hostage
Longman Activator English vocab
HOSTAGE — сущ. 1) заложник to hold smb. (as a) hostage ≈ держать кого-л. заложником to seize smb. hostage, take smb. hostage …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOSTAGE — hostage.ogg 1. ʹhɒstıdʒ n 1. заложник he was held (as) hostage - его держали в качестве заложника to exchange hostages …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HOSTAGE — hostage сущ.1) заложник to hold smb. (as a) hostage — держать кого-л. заложником to seize smb. hostage, take smb. hostage …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HOSTAGE — 1. ʹhɒstıdʒ n 1. заложник he was held (as) hostage - его держали в качестве заложника to exchange hostages - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HOSTAGE — сущ. 1) заложник to hold smb. (as a) hostage — держать кого-л. заложником to seize smb. hostage, take smb. hostage …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HOSTAGE — сущ. 1) заложник to hold smb. (as a) hostage — держать кого-л. заложником to seize smb. hostage, take smb. hostage — захватывать кого-л. …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HOSTAGE — сущ. 1) заложник to hold smb. (as a) hostage ≈ держать кого-л. заложником to seize smb. hostage, take smb. hostage …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOSTAGE — n. Pronunciation: ' häs-tij Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from hoste Date: 13th century 1 a : a …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HOSTAGE — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A ~ is someone who …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HOSTAGE — Synonyms and related words : bail, bond, captive, earnest, earnest money, escrow, gage, guaranty, handsel, hock, mainprise, pawn, pignus, pledge, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOSTAGE — n. Function: noun Synonyms: PLEDGE , earnest, pawn, token Related Words: guaranty, security, surety
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
HOSTAGE — noun Synonyms: pledge , earnest, pawn, token Related Word: guaranty, security, surety
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOSTAGE — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
HOSTAGE — n. 25B6; noun CAPTIVE, prisoner, detainee, internee.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOSTAGE — n. 1) to take smb. ~ 2) to seize, take ~s 3) to hold smb. (as a) ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
HOSTAGE — n. pledge, security, surety, pawn, captive, prisoner, gage The terrorists threatened that if their demands were not met they would …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HOSTAGE — Заложник
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HOSTAGE — (n) заложник
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
HOSTAGE — 1. [ʹhɒstıdʒ] n 1. заложник he was held (as) ~ - его держали в качестве заложника to exchange ~s - …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
HOSTAGE — n. залог, заложник
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HOSTAGE — n. залог, заложник
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HOSTAGE — _n. 1> заложник 2> залог
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
HOSTAGE — n. 1. заложник 2. залог
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
HOSTAGE — заложник залог
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
HOSTAGE — _n. 1> заложник 2> залог
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
HOSTAGE — Заложник
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
HOSTAGE — [n.] 1) заложник 2) залог
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
HOSTAGE — n 1) заложник; 2) залог
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
HOSTAGE — заложник
English-Russian Online Dictionary
HOSTAGE — заложник
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
HOSTAGE — сущ. заложник.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
HOSTAGE — заложник
Англо-Русский словарь

DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms

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