prisoner
gb/pɹˈɪznɚ/ us/pɹˈɪznɚ/
A2
ఆంగ్లం
~ 2000
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
నామవాచకం
A2
entity
1
Person held in prison
A person who is kept in a prison by the police or government.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone] is a prisoner
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'prisoner' with 'guard', which is the person watching over the prisoners.
పర్యాయపదాలు
inmate (Commonly used for someone living in prison; slightly more formal.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
free citizen (A person not under arrest or imprisonment.)
పదకలయికలు
political prisoner
|prisoner of war
|take prisoner
|release a prisoner
|free the prisoner
విషయాలు
law
|crime
|justice
|daily_life
ఉదాహరణలు
- The prisoner was sentenced to ten years in jail.
- Several prisoners escaped during the night.
- She works as a teacher for prisoners at the local jail.
- The guards escorted the prisoner to the courtroom.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The prisoner is in a small room.
- The police take the prisoner to the station.
- The prisoner eats lunch at noon.
- The prisoner talks to a lawyer.
నామవాచకం
B1
entity
2
Person captured in war
A person caught and kept by the enemy in a war.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone] is a prisoner of [group/country]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may not realize 'prisoner of war' is a fixed expression meaning someone captured in war.
పర్యాయపదాలు
captive (General term for someone kept against their will, not limited to war.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
liberated soldier (A soldier who has been freed after being held captive.)
పదకలయికలు
prisoner of war
|taken prisoner
|release prisoners
|hold prisoners
విషయాలు
war
|conflict
|military
|law
|politics
ఉదాహరణలు
- He was taken prisoner during the battle.
- The soldiers rescued several prisoners from the camp.
- The treaty called for the exchange of prisoners of war.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- They take him prisoner in the fight.
- The army frees the prisoners.
- He is a prisoner of the other side.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
prisoner
IPA
GB/pɹˈɪznɚ/
US/pɹˈɪznɚ/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
pris - on - er (3 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 1st syllable (pris)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: prisoner
- Plural: prisoners
సంబంధిత పదాలు
పదప్రయోగాలు
hold prisoner
1/hˈoʊld pɹˈɪznɚ/
fixed phrase
Keep someone in custody
To keep someone locked up and not free to go.
ఉదాహరణలు
- They are holding two journalists prisoner.
- The kidnappers held her prisoner for weeks.
prisoner of war
1/pɹˈɪznɚ əv wˈɔɹ/
fixed phrase
Soldier captured in battle
A soldier who is caught and kept by the enemy during a war.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Many prisoners of war were returned after the conflict ended.
- He spent three years as a prisoner of war.
set free a prisoner
1/sˈɛt fɹˈi ə pɹˈɪznɚ/
fixed phrase
Release a prisoner from custody
To let a prisoner go free.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The governor set free several prisoners on New Year's Day.
- They set the political prisoner free after ten years.
take prisoner
1/tˈeɪk pɹˈɪznɚ/
fixed phrase
Capture someone and hold them
To catch someone and keep them as a prisoner.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The rebels took several soldiers prisoner.
- Police took the suspect prisoner after a long chase.