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انگریزی

captivity

gb/kæptˈɪvəti/ us/kæptˈɪvəti/
B2 انگریزی
~ 6700
معانی
0 معانی
اسم B2 state
1

state of being kept prisoner

The state of not being free because someone keeps you in a place and will not let you go.

استعمال کا انداز: [someone/something] is in captivity
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes say *"in a captivity"* or *"in the captivity"*; usually the correct phrase is just *"in captivity" without an article. They may also confuse *"captivity"* (noun) with *"captive"* (adjective or noun), as in *"a captive animal"* or *"take someone captive".*
ہم معنی الفاظ
imprisonment (Used more for legal situations with human prisoners; less commonly used for animals.) | confinement (General word for being kept in a limited space; can be physical or medical, not always forced like captivity.)
متضاد الفاظ
freedom (Emphasizes the complete absence of physical control or limits on movement.)
لفظی تراکیب
in captivity |held in captivity |escape from captivity |born in captivity |bred in captivity |release from captivity
موضوعات
crime |law |animals
مثالیں
  • The hostages spent six months in captivity before they were rescued.
  • Many zoo animals are born in captivity and have never lived in the wild.
  • After ten years of captivity, the rare birds were finally released into their natural habitat.
  • The rebels claimed responsibility for holding the journalist in captivity.
  • The documentary compares the behavior of dolphins in captivity with those living in the open sea.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • The soldiers were in captivity for a long time.
  • These tigers live in captivity, not in the wild.
  • The police freed the child from captivity.
  • The animals looked sad in captivity.
  • He wrote a book about his life in captivity.
اسم literary C1 state
2

state of being totally controlled

A situation where a strong feeling, idea, or power controls a person or group so much that they are not really free, like prisoners.

استعمال کا انداز: the captivity of [emotion/force]
عام غلطی:
Learners may try to use this figurative sense in very casual speech, where it can sound too strong or literary. In everyday conversation, words like *"control"*, *"addiction"*, or *"dependence"* are usually more natural than *"captivity"* in the figurative sense.
ہم معنی الفاظ
bondage (Often used in religious or strongly figurative language for moral or emotional unfreedom.) | enslavement (Stronger and more emotional; suggests near-total loss of freedom, sometimes literal, sometimes figurative.)
متضاد الفاظ
liberation (Focuses on the act or process of being set free from control or oppression.)
لفظی تراکیب
captivity of fear |captivity of sin |spiritual captivity |mental captivity
موضوعات
emotions |society |politics
مثالیں
  • The book describes humanity’s captivity to fear and ignorance.
  • She felt in a kind of emotional captivity, unable to make her own choices.
  • The movement called for an end to people’s spiritual captivity to materialism.
  • He spoke about the captivity of the mind under strict censorship.
  • The film shows workers slowly escaping the captivity of poverty and debt.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • He lived in captivity to fear for many years.
  • The leader helped people break their captivity to drugs.
  • She wants to end her captivity to old, bad habits.
  • The story is about mental captivity and how to find freedom.
  • The speaker talked about our captivity to social media.
گرامر
لغت میں درج شکل
captivity
IPA
GB/kæptˈɪvəti/
US/kæptˈɪvəti/
ہجا بندی اور زور
cap - tiv - ity (3 ہجے)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tiv)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Noun
  • Base: captivity
  • Plural: captivity
متعلقہ الفاظ
Core family
captive adjective/noun B1 capture verb/noun B1
Related words
captor noun captivate verb captivating adjective
Negative and opposite forms
freedom noun B1 free adjective/verb A1
Advanced or less common
recapture verb/noun
عبارات

escape from captivity

1
/ɪskˈeɪp fɹˈʌm kæptˈɪvəti/
fixed phrase

get free after being captive

To manage to get away and become free after being kept as a prisoner or in a cage.

مثالیں
  • The prisoners planned to escape from captivity during the night.
  • Three rare wolves escaped from captivity after a storm damaged their enclosure.
  • He finally escaped from captivity after five long years.

held in captivity

1
/hˈɛld ˈɪn kæptˈɪvəti/
fixed phrase

kept as prisoner by others

Used to say that someone keeps a person or animal as a prisoner and does not let them go.

مثالیں
  • The aid workers were held in captivity for over a year.
  • Several hostages are still being held in captivity by the group.
  • The documentary shows animals held in captivity in poor conditions.

in captivity

1
/ˈɪn kæptˈɪvəti/
fixed phrase

while being kept as prisoner

Used to say that a person or animal is kept in a place and not free to leave.

مثالیں
  • The pandas have lived in captivity since they were rescued as cubs.
  • Only a few of these birds still survive in captivity.
  • He described the harsh conditions the soldiers faced in captivity.

release from captivity

1
/ɹilˈis fɹˈʌm kæptˈɪvəti/
fixed phrase

let a captive go free

To allow a person or animal to go free after they have been kept as a prisoner or in a cage.

مثالیں
  • The government negotiated the release from captivity of the foreign hostages.
  • Several animals were prepared for release from captivity into the wild.
  • After her release from captivity, she struggled to return to normal life.
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ہم تھرڈ پارٹی اشتہاری کوکیز یا کراس سائٹ ٹریکنگ پکسلز استعمال نہیں کرتے۔
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