captive
/ˈkæptɪv/adjective, noun
उच्चारण कैप्टिव
बंदी
Core word
- 1
kept as a prisoner or in a confined space; unable to escape; a person who is kept as a prisoner
बंदी
- held captive
- a captive audience
- The rebels held the villagers captive for three days.
+ 2 more examples
- The captive birds were released into the forest.
- The soldiers took several prisoners captive.
Synonyms imprisoned confined prisoner hostage
Opposite free
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
captive (noun) / hold sb captive
A captive is a person kept as a prisoner; hold sb captive means to keep them prisoner.
Captive वह व्यक्ति है जिसे बंदी बनाकर रखा गया हो; 'hold sb captive' का अर्थ किसी को बंदी बनाकर रखना है।
- The captives were released after a week.
- The gang held the driver captive overnight.
take sb captive / be taken captive
Take sb captive means to capture; be taken captive is the passive.
'Take sb captive' का अर्थ पकड़ लेना है; 'be taken captive' इसका passive रूप है।
- Rebels took five soldiers captive.
- He was taken captive during the war.
captive (adjective) + noun
As an adjective before a noun, captive describes animals or people held against their will, or an audience that cannot leave.
Noun से पहले adjective के रूप में captive उन प्राणियों या लोगों का वर्णन करता है जिन्हें इच्छा के विरुद्ध रखा गया हो, या ऐसे श्रोताओं का जो जा नहीं सकते।
- The zoo has a breeding programme for captive tigers.
- The passengers were a captive audience on the long flight.
captive vs captivated
Captive means held prisoner; captivated means charmed by someone or something.
Captive का अर्थ बंदी है; captivated का अर्थ किसी से मोहित होना है।
- The bird was captive in a cage.
- The children were captivated by the story.
+Collocations 4
verb + captive
holdtakereleasefreekeep
- The soldiers freed the captives from the hut.
adjective + captive
wartimeinnocentwildfrightenedformer
- The former captive told his story to the press.
captive + noun
audiencemarketbreedinganimalbird
- Captive breeding helped save the rare crane.
captive + preposition
in a cagein the fortfor yearsby pirates
- The ship's crew were held captive by pirates.
“More examples 5
- Wild animals kept captive often become unhappy.
बंदी बनाकर रखे गए जंगली पशु अक्सर दुखी हो जाते हैं।
- The king held the enemy general captive for two years.
राजा ने शत्रु सेनापति को दो वर्ष तक बंदी बनाकर रखा।
- Radhika felt like a captive in her small, dark room during the lockdown.
लॉकडाउन के दौरान राधिका अपने छोटे, अँधेरे कमरे में स्वयं को बंदी जैसा अनुभव करती थी।
- The shop in the airport has a captive market of waiting passengers.
हवाई अड्डे की दुकान के पास प्रतीक्षा कर रहे यात्रियों का captive बाज़ार है।
- The captives were treated kindly by the villagers.
गाँव वालों ने बंदियों के साथ दयापूर्ण व्यवहार किया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The thieves kept him as captive.
✓ The thieves kept him captive.
Captive follows keep or hold directly, without as.
Keep या hold के बाद captive सीधे आता है; as नहीं लगता।
✗ The captives was freed at dawn.
✓ The captives were freed at dawn.
A plural subject takes a plural verb.
Plural subject के साथ plural verb आती है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A captive audience (people who cannot leave and must listen); captivate means attract strongly.
Collocation 'a captive audience' (जो जा न सकें और सुनना पड़े); captivate का अर्थ मोहित करना है।