Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take captive

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables
take -cap-tive
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take prisoner

Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

takes captive (present, singular) taking captive (participle, present) took captive (past) taken captive (participle, past)

Questions

What does take captive mean?
To take prisoner

How to pronounce take captive

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