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- DictionaryCap·tive/ˈkaptiv/
noun
- 1. a person who has been taken prisoner or an animal that has been confined: "the captives were freed after the kidnappers told them a ransom had been paid"
adjective
- 1. imprisoned or confined: "the farm was used to hold prisoners of war captive"
5 days ago · 1. adjective. A captive person or animal is being kept imprisoned or enclosed . [literary] Her heart had begun to pound inside her chest like a captive animal. Synonyms: confined, caged, imprisoned, locked up More Synonyms of captive. A captive is someone who is captive. He described the difficulties of surviving for four months as a captive.
A captive is something that has been captured and can’t escape, like a prisoner of war or a panda in a zoo. To be captured on the battlefield, and held captive is not so great, but captive doesn’t always describe things that are completely bad, like its synonym, hostage.
adjective. /ˈkæptɪv/ kept as a prisoner or in a space that you cannot get out of; unable to escape. captive animals. They were taken captive by masked gunmen. captive breeding (= the breeding of wild animals in zoos, etc.) She was held captive in a castle. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Join us.
captive meaning: 1. A captive person or animal is being kept somewhere and is not allowed to leave. 2. a group of…. Learn more.
noun. /ˈkæptɪv/ a person who is kept as a prisoner, especially in a war. Talks have persuaded the terrorists to set the captives free. The terrorists will only release their captives if they get what they want. Their king was now a captive in Talleyrand’s chateau. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin. Definitions on the go.
6 days ago · 1. adjective. A captive person or animal is being kept imprisoned or enclosed. [literary] Her heart had begun to pound inside her chest like a captive animal. Synonyms: confined, caged, imprisoned, locked up More Synonyms of captive. 2. adjective [ADJ n]
[count] : someone who is captured and kept as a prisoner. They set their captives free. CAPTIVE meaning: 1 : captured and kept in a prison, cage, etc.; 2 : forced to watch or listen to something because you cannot leave.
