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abducts

US/æbˈdʌkts/

abducts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of abduct.

Meaning of abduct

Verb

abduct (third-person singular simple present abducts, present participle abducting, simple past and past participle abducted)

  1. (transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap.
    • to abduct children
  2. (transitive) To draw away, as a limb or other part, from the median axis of the body.

Questions about abducts

What is abducts the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Abducts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of abduct.
How do you pronounce abducts?
Abducts is pronounced /æbˈdʌkts/ (US).

Words near abducts in the dictionary

  1. abductor oculi
  2. abductor pollicis longus
  3. abductores
  4. abductors
  5. abductory
  6. abducts
  7. Abdul
  8. Abdul Qadir
  9. Abdul Qadirs
  10. Abdulah
  11. Abdulazeez

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