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took hostage

took hostage is the simple past of take hostage.

Meaning of take hostage

Verb

take hostage (third-person singular simple present takes hostage, present participle taking hostage, simple past took hostage, past participle taken hostage)

  1. (transitive) To take custody or possession of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand; to take as hostage.

Questions about took hostage

What is took hostage the simple past of?
Took hostage is the simple past of take hostage.

Words near took hostage in the dictionary

  1. took heed
  2. took hold
  3. took holy orders
  4. took home
  5. took horse
  6. took hostage
  7. took huff
  8. took ill
  9. took in
  10. took in hand
  11. took into account

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