Abduct — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

pull away from the body

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈælɪɡɹˌæfɪst/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɛstbəʊnz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɛstbəʊnz/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈælɪɡɹˌæfɪst/.

Examples

The industrialist's son was kidnapped
this muscle abducts

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

snatch nobble kidnap

Antonyms

adduct

Parts of Speech

verb	take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom “The industrialist's son was kidnapped”
verb	pull away from the body “this muscle abducts”

Word Forms

kidnapper	noun	someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
kidnapping	noun	(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
kidnaper	noun	someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
abduction	noun	the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife
abductor	noun	someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
snatch	noun	(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
snatcher	noun	someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

entführen

gegen ihren Willen an einen unbekannten Ort bringen und in der Regel um ein Lösegeld zu erpressen

🇫🇷French

enlever

les emmener dans un lieu tenu secret contre leur gré et généralement afin d'obtenir une rançon

🇪🇸Spanish

secuestrar

llevarlos a un lugar no revelado en contra de su voluntad y generalmente para obtener un rescate

🇮🇹Italian

rapire

portare via in un luogo segreto contro la loro volontà e di solito per estorcere un riscatto

🇳🇱Dutch

ontvoeren

tegen hun wil naar een geheime locatie brengen, meestal om losgeld te verkrijgen

🇵🇹Portuguese

sequestrar

levar para um local não revelado contra sua vontade e geralmente para extrair um resgate

🇷🇺Russian

похитить

увезти в неизвестное место против их воли и обычно с целью получения выкупа

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपहरण

उनकी इच्छा के विरुद्ध और आमतौर पर फिरौती वसूलने के लिए किसी अज्ञात स्थान पर ले जाया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

অপহরণ

তাদের ইচ্ছার বিরুদ্ধে এবং সাধারণত মুক্তিপণ আদায়ের জন্য অজ্ঞাত স্থানে নিয়ে যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

கடத்தல்

அவர்களின் விருப்பத்திற்கு எதிராகவும், பொதுவாக மீட்கும் தொகையைப் பெறுவதற்காகவும் ஒரு அறியப்படாத இடத்திற்கு எடுத்துச் செல்லுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

అపహరించు

వారి ఇష్టానికి వ్యతిరేకంగా మరియు సాధారణంగా విమోచన క్రయధనాన్ని సేకరించేందుకు ఒక తెలియని ప్రదేశానికి తీసుకెళ్లండి

🇮🇳Marathi

अपहरण

त्यांच्या इच्छेविरुद्ध आणि सहसा खंडणी उकळण्यासाठी अज्ञात ठिकाणी नेले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

અપહરણ

તેમની ઇચ્છા વિરુદ્ધ અને સામાન્ય રીતે ખંડણી મેળવવા માટે અજ્ઞાત સ્થળે લઈ જાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪಹರಣ

ಅವರ ಇಚ್ಛೆಗೆ ವಿರುದ್ಧವಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ವಿಮೋಚನಾ ಮೌಲ್ಯವನ್ನು ಹೊರತೆಗೆಯಲು ಬಹಿರಂಗಪಡಿಸದ ಸ್ಥಳಕ್ಕೆ ಕರೆದೊಯ್ಯಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തട്ടിക്കൊണ്ടുപോകുക

അവരുടെ ഇഷ്ടത്തിന് വിരുദ്ധമായും സാധാരണയായി മോചനദ്രവ്യം വേർപെടുത്താൻ വേണ്ടിയും ഒരു അജ്ഞാത സ്ഥലത്തേക്ക് കൊണ്ടുപോകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਗਵਾ

ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਮਰਜ਼ੀ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਅਤੇ ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਰਿਹਾਈ ਦੀ ਕੀਮਤ ਕੱਢਣ ਲਈ ਕਿਸੇ ਅਣਦੱਸੀ ਥਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਲੈ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

اغوا

ان کی مرضی کے خلاف اور عام طور پر تاوان لینے کے لیے کسی نامعلوم مقام پر لے جاتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

拐

违背他们的意愿，被带到一个秘密地点，通常是为了勒索赎金

🇯🇵Japanese

誘拐する

本人の意志に反して、通常は身代金を引き出すために非公開の場所に連れ去る

🇰🇷Korean

납치하다

자신의 의지에 반하고 일반적으로 몸값을 받기 위해 공개되지 않은 장소로 가져가는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bắt cóc

mang đi đến một địa điểm không được tiết lộ trái với ý muốn của họ và thường là để đòi tiền chuộc

🇹🇭Thai

ลักพาตัว

พาไปยังสถานที่ที่ไม่เปิดเผยโดยขัดต่อความประสงค์ของพวกเขา และโดยปกติเพื่อเรียกค่าไถ่

🇮🇩Indonesian

menculik

membawanya ke lokasi yang dirahasiakan di luar keinginan mereka dan biasanya untuk mendapatkan uang tebusan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagdukot

dalhin sa isang hindi natukoy na lokasyon na labag sa kanilang kalooban at kadalasan upang makakuha ng pantubos

🇲🇾Malay

menculik

bawa pergi ke lokasi yang tidak didedahkan di luar kehendak mereka dan biasanya untuk mendapatkan wang tebusan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اختطاف

يتم نقلهم إلى مكان غير معلوم ضد إرادتهم وعادةً من أجل الحصول على فدية

🇮🇷Persian

ربودن

برخلاف میل خود و معمولاً برای گرفتن باج به مکانی نامعلوم ببرند

🇹🇷Turkish

kaçırmak

rızaları dışında ve genellikle fidye almak amacıyla açıklanmayan bir yere götürmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַחטוֹף

לקחת למקום לא ידוע בניגוד לרצונם ובדרך כלל על מנת לחלץ כופר

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The primary meaning of 'abduct' is 'take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom'.

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Using 'abduct' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'abduct' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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