prisoner
gb/pɹˈɪznɚ/ us/pɹˈɪznɚ/
A2
انگریزی
~ 2000
معانی
0 معانی
اسم
A2
entity
1
Person held in prison
A person who is kept in a prison by the police or government.
استعمال کا انداز:
[someone] is a prisoner
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'prisoner' with 'guard', which is the person watching over the prisoners.
ہم معنی الفاظ
inmate (Commonly used for someone living in prison; slightly more formal.)
متضاد الفاظ
free citizen (A person not under arrest or imprisonment.)
لفظی تراکیب
political prisoner
|prisoner of war
|take prisoner
|release a prisoner
|free the prisoner
موضوعات
law
|crime
|justice
|daily_life
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
اسم
B1
entity
2
Person captured in war
A person caught and kept by the enemy in a war.
استعمال کا انداز:
[someone] is a prisoner of [group/country]
عام غلطی:
Learners may not realize 'prisoner of war' is a fixed expression meaning someone captured in war.
ہم معنی الفاظ
captive (General term for someone kept against their will, not limited to war.)
متضاد الفاظ
liberated soldier (A soldier who has been freed after being held captive.)
لفظی تراکیب
prisoner of war
|taken prisoner
|release prisoners
|hold prisoners
موضوعات
war
|conflict
|military
|law
|politics
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- They take him prisoner in the fight.
- The army frees the prisoners.
- He is a prisoner of the other side.
گرامر
لغت میں درج شکل
prisoner
IPA
GB/pɹˈɪznɚ/
US/pɹˈɪznɚ/
ہجا بندی اور زور
pris - on - er (3 ہجے)
Stress on 1st syllable (pris)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Noun
- Base: prisoner
- Plural: prisoners
متعلقہ الفاظ
عبارات
hold prisoner
1/hˈoʊld pɹˈɪznɚ/
fixed phrase
Keep someone in custody
To keep someone locked up and not free to go.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- The rebels took several soldiers prisoner.
- Police took the suspect prisoner after a long chase.