Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taken hostage

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables
tak-en hostage
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

past participle of take hostage

Questions

What does taken hostage mean?
past participle of take hostage

How to pronounce taken hostage

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