HOSTAGE

Meaning of HOSTAGE in English

(n.) A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or stipulations of any kind, on the performance of which the person is to be released.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 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 …
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 — A person held as a pledge that certain terms or agreements will be kept. (The taking of hostages is forbidden …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
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

Английский словарь Webster

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