kidnap
/ˈkɪdnæp/verb
उच्चारण किड्नैप
अपहरण करना
Core word
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to take somebody away illegally and keep them as a prisoner, especially in order to get money or something else for returning them
अपहरण करना
- kidnapped for ransom
- The gang planned to kidnap the businessman's son and demand money.
- The film is about a plot to kidnap a famous singer.
+ 3 more examples
- They were charged with trying to kidnap a child.
- The suspects planned to kidnap the manager and demand a large sum.
- Nobody could believe that anyone would kidnap such a harmless old man.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
kidnap + object
Kidnap is a transitive verb: you must say who was kidnapped.
'Kidnap' transitive verb है: बताना ज़रूरी है कि किसका अपहरण हुआ।
- Armed men kidnapped the businessman.
- Two children were kidnapped from the park.
be kidnapped (passive)
The passive is very common in news reports because the victim matters more than the kidnapper.
समाचारों में passive बहुत आम है क्योंकि अपराधी से अधिक पीड़ित महत्त्वपूर्ण होता है।
- A schoolboy was kidnapped on his way home.
kidnap + for ransom / by + agent
The reason is shown with 'for ransom' and the doer, in the passive, with 'by'.
कारण 'for ransom' से और करने वाला, passive में, 'by' से बताया जाता है।
- He was kidnapped for ransom by a gang.
- The girl was kidnapped by a stranger.
kidnapped, kidnapping (spelling)
In British English the verb doubles the p: kidnapped, kidnapping.
British English में verb का p दोहरा होता है: kidnapped, kidnapping।
- The police are investigating the kidnapping of the child.
kidnap vs abduct
Kidnap usually suggests a ransom or demand; abduct is the more formal word, often used in legal reports.
Kidnap में प्रायः फिरौती या माँग का भाव होता है; abduct अधिक औपचारिक शब्द है, जो प्रायः कानूनी रिपोर्टों में आता है।
- The report says the girl was abducted by a relative.
+Collocations 5
adverb + kidnap
allegedlybrutallyforciblyrecentlyreportedly
- The man was allegedly kidnapped from his shop.
kidnap + noun
a childa touristan officiala journalista diplomat
- Militants kidnapped a journalist near the border.
kidnap + purpose
for ransomfor moneyfor revengefor political reasons
- The boy was kidnapped for ransom.
verb + to kidnap
planattemptthreatenconspiretry
- The gang planned to kidnap the owner's son.
kidnap + from place
from homefrom schoolfrom the streetfrom a car
- The child was kidnapped from outside his school gate.
“More examples 6
- Radhika's novel is about a girl who is kidnapped on a train.
राधिका का उपन्यास उस लड़की के बारे में है जिसका अपहरण रेलगाड़ी में हो जाता है।
- The police rescued the kidnapped boy within twelve hours.
पुलिस ने अपहृत बालक को बारह घंटे के भीतर छुड़ा लिया।
- They threatened to kidnap his daughter if he went to the police.
उन्होंने धमकी दी कि अगर वह पुलिस के पास गया तो उसकी बेटी का अपहरण कर लेंगे।
- Two men tried to kidnap the cashier, but passers-by stopped them.
दो आदमियों ने कैशियर का अपहरण करने की कोशिश की, पर राहगीरों ने उन्हें रोक लिया।
- The court sentenced them for kidnapping a minor.
अदालत ने एक नाबालिग का अपहरण करने के लिए उन्हें सज़ा सुनाई।
- The film ends with the police rescuing a kidnapped scientist from a warehouse.
फ़िल्म का अंत इस दृश्य से होता है कि पुलिस एक अपहृत वैज्ञानिक को गोदाम से छुड़ाती है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The child was kidnap by two men.
✓ The child was kidnapped by two men.
The passive needs the past participle kidnapped.
Passive में past participle 'kidnapped' आता है।
✗ The police rescued the kidnap boy.
✓ The police rescued the kidnapped boy.
Use the participle adjective kidnapped to describe the victim.
पीड़ित का वर्णन करने के लिए participle adjective 'kidnapped' आता है।
◇Word family
AaSpelling
Kidnapped and kidnapping (double p in British English).
Kidnapped और kidnapping (British English में दो p)।