Abduct Meaning in English

word

US

æbˈdəkt

ab-DUKT

UK

ɐbdˈʌkt

ub-DUKT

التعريف

To take someone away by force, often against their will, especially to get money or for other illegal reasons.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

"Abduct" is formal and often appears in legal or news contexts. Frequently used with 'child', 'person', 'victim'; 'abductee' is the person taken. Not for objects—use 'steal' for things. Sometimes confused with 'kidnap', which is more common in everyday English.

• Spanish: secuestrar - raptar
• Portuguese (BR): sequestrar - raptar
• Portuguese (PT): raptar - sequestrar
• Chinese (Simplified): 绑架 - 劫持
• Chinese (Traditional): 綁架 - 劫持
• Hindi: अपहरण करना
• Arabic: يختطف
• Bengali: অপহরণ করা - জোর করে নিয়ে যাওয়া
• Russian: похищать
• Japanese: 誘拐する
• Vietnamese: bắt cóc
• Korean: 납치하다
• Turkish: kaçırmak
• Urdu: اغوا کرنا
• Indonesian: menculik

جمل نموذجية

They tried to abduct the child from the playground.

basic

The criminal planned to abduct the businessman.

basic

Aliens are said to abduct people in old stories.

basic

The suspects managed to abduct two hostages before escaping.

natural

No one actually saw who tried to abduct her.

natural

He claimed he was abducted by strangers late at night.

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