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You don't get a chance to take a breath but when you do, you have some really good comedy moments that ease up on the tension that the movie is centered around which is Kim being kidnapped and her son and husband being kidnapped and the jeopardy that they're in.
David R. Ellis

Meaning of "kidnapped" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KIDNAPPED

kidnapped  [ˈkɪdnæpt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KIDNAPPED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kidnapped is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb kidnapped in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO KIDNAPPED

PRESENT

Present
I kidnapped
you kidnapped
he/she/it kidnappeds
we kidnapped
you kidnapped
they kidnapped
Present continuous
I am kidnappeding
you are kidnappeding
he/she/it is kidnappeding
we are kidnappeding
you are kidnappeding
they are kidnappeding
Present perfect
I have kidnappeded
you have kidnappeded
he/she/it has kidnappeded
we have kidnappeded
you have kidnappeded
they have kidnappeded
Present perfect continuous
I have been kidnappeding
you have been kidnappeding
he/she/it has been kidnappeding
we have been kidnappeding
you have been kidnappeding
they have been kidnappeding
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I kidnappeded
you kidnappeded
he/she/it kidnappeded
we kidnappeded
you kidnappeded
they kidnappeded
Past continuous
I was kidnappeding
you were kidnappeding
he/she/it was kidnappeding
we were kidnappeding
you were kidnappeding
they were kidnappeding
Past perfect
I had kidnappeded
you had kidnappeded
he/she/it had kidnappeded
we had kidnappeded
you had kidnappeded
they had kidnappeded
Past perfect continuous
I had been kidnappeding
you had been kidnappeding
he/she/it had been kidnappeding
we had been kidnappeding
you had been kidnappeding
they had been kidnappeding
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will kidnapped
you will kidnapped
he/she/it will kidnapped
we will kidnapped
you will kidnapped
they will kidnapped
Future continuous
I will be kidnappeding
you will be kidnappeding
he/she/it will be kidnappeding
we will be kidnappeding
you will be kidnappeding
they will be kidnappeding
Future perfect
I will have kidnappeded
you will have kidnappeded
he/she/it will have kidnappeded
we will have kidnappeded
you will have kidnappeded
they will have kidnappeded
Future perfect continuous
I will have been kidnappeding
you will have been kidnappeding
he/she/it will have been kidnappeding
we will have been kidnappeding
you will have been kidnappeding
they will have been kidnappeding
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would kidnapped
you would kidnapped
he/she/it would kidnapped
we would kidnapped
you would kidnapped
they would kidnapped
Conditional continuous
I would be kidnappeding
you would be kidnappeding
he/she/it would be kidnappeding
we would be kidnappeding
you would be kidnappeding
they would be kidnappeding
Conditional perfect
I would have kidnapped
you would have kidnapped
he/she/it would have kidnapped
we would have kidnapped
you would have kidnapped
they would have kidnapped
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been kidnappeding
you would have been kidnappeding
he/she/it would have been kidnappeding
we would have been kidnappeding
you would have been kidnappeding
they would have been kidnappeding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you kidnapped
we let´s kidnapped
you kidnapped
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to kidnapped
Past participle
kidnappeded
Present Participle
kidnappeding
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KIDNAPPED


adapt
əˈdæpt
apt
æpt
booby-trapped
ˈbuːbɪtræpt
chapped
tʃæpt
handicapped
ˈhændɪˌkæpt
knapped
næpt
overlapped
ˈəʊvəˌlæpt
rapped
ræpt
rapt
ræpt
scrapped
skræpt
slapped
slæpt
snapped
snæpt
snowcapped
ˈsnəʊˌkæpt
strapped
stræpt
trapped
træpt
uncapped
ʌnˈkæpt
unmapped
ʌnˈmæpt
untapped
ʌnˈtæpt
wrapped
ræpt
zapped
zæpt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KIDNAPPED

kidnap
kidnapee
kidnaper
kidnaping
kidnappee
kidnapper
kidnapping
kidney
kidney bean
kidney disease
kidney dish
kidney donor
kidney failure
kidney machine
kidney ore
kidney stone
kidney transplant
kidney vetch
kidney-like
kidney-shaped

WORDS THAT END LIKE KIDNAPPED

capped
cash-strapped
clapped
crapped
dapped
entrapped
flapped
gapped
happed
lapped
mapped
mentally handicapped
napped
physically handicapped
recapped
shrink-wrapped
stopped
swapped
tapped
unwrapped
wiretapped

Synonyms and antonyms of kidnapped in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «KIDNAPPED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «kidnapped» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of kidnapped

Translation of «kidnapped» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KIDNAPPED

Find out the translation of kidnapped to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of kidnapped from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kidnapped» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

绑架
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

secuestrado
570 millions of speakers

English

kidnapped
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अपहरण कर लिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خطف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

похитили
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

seqüestrado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপহরণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

kidnappé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Diculik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

entführt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

誘拐
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

납치
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Diculik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bị bắt cóc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடத்தப்பட்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अपहरण केले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kaçırılan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rapito
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

porwana
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

викрали
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

răpit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απαχθεί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontvoer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kidnappad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kidnappet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kidnapped

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KIDNAPPED»

The term «kidnapped» is very widely used and occupies the 19.212 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KIDNAPPED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about kidnapped

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10 QUOTES WITH «KIDNAPPED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word kidnapped.
1
Martin Bashir
He was very concerned about his children potentially being kidnapped or attached, and that's why they were covered up. When he went to Berlin zoo, there were 200 photographers.
2
Peter Benenson
The candle burns not for us, but for all those whom we failed to rescue from prison, who were shot on the way to prison, who were tortured, who were kidnapped, who 'disappeared'. That's what the candle is for.
3
Robert Bourassa
A diplomat had been kidnapped, a cabinet minister had been kidnapped, they were under threats of murder. The police forces were rather tired. After a whole week, we were unable to find those that had effected the kidnappings.
4
Hannibal Buress
When people say, 'How did you start in comedy,' I say my family was kidnapped by ninjas when I was very young, and to get them released I had to do a killer five-minute set. And even after I did that, you know, I started doing comedy under tough circumstances, I still kept at it because I enjoyed it.
5
Solomon Burke
We had some problems - my children were kidnapped during that time, and it just changed my whole way of thinking, from being in show business and everything else.
6
Rodney Dangerfield
I remember the time I was kidnapped and they sent a piece of my finger to my father. He said he wanted more proof.
7
David R. Ellis
You don't get a chance to take a breath but when you do, you have some really good comedy moments that ease up on the tension that the movie is centered around which is Kim being kidnapped and her son and husband being kidnapped and the jeopardy that they're in.
8
Elle Fanning
I've been on 'Criminal Minds' twice! On the first show, a boy brought kids out to the woods and was beating them with a baseball bat, but I got away. Then they brought Tracy, my character, back - as a kidnapped girl. They saved me two times! Tracy lived!
9
Farnaz Fassihi
I had several near death experiences or very, you know, close calls, if you may, in Iraq. You know, there was an incident where I was nearly kidnapped.
10
Anthony Head
Well, it wasn't a holiday, but I had expected to do some sightseeing when I went to Haiti to film a series called 'True Horror' for Discovery. Before I arrived, our film crew were kidnapped and held at knifepoint.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KIDNAPPED»

Discover the use of kidnapped in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kidnapped and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Treasure Island & Kidnapped
Thrill with our young heroes as they swashbuckle through one adventure after another. Collected here together are the two books that all other pirate adventures are measured against.
Robert Louis Stevenson, 2013
2
Kidnapped: Child Abduction in America
Paula S. Fass explores how our awareness of violence toward the young has evolved from a time when Americans were shocked to discover that their children could be held for ransom, until today, when sexual predators seem to threaten our ...
Paula S. Fass, 2006
3
Kidnapped: A Diary of My 373 Days in Captivity
A collection of personal and spiritual journal entries and letters, penned by a woman who was kidnapped and held for more than a year by a leftist guerilla group, documents the hijacking of her airplane, their grueling survival struggles in ...
Leszli Kalli, 2007
4
Kidnapped: By Robert Louis Stevenson
Written as a "boys' novel" and first published in the magazine Young Folks from May to July 1886, the novel has attracted the praise and admiration of writers as diverse as Henry James, Jorge Luis Borges, and Seamus Heaney.
Robert Louis Stevenson, 2008
5
Kidnapped Paperback Book
After being kidnapped by his villainous uncle, sixteen-year-old David Balfour escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders under English rule
Robert Louis Stevenson, 2006
6
Kidnapped!
Chauffeur Michael Caulfield has just one assignment-- keeping Tate safe. But when she's kidnapped for real, the only way he can save her is to become a prisoner with her.
Jo Leigh, 2007
7
Kidnapped
Robert Louis Stevenson was a Scottish essayist, poet, novelist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Kidnapped, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and Treasure Island.
Robert Louis Stevenson, 2009
8
Kidnapped
When the first edition of this book appeared, India's independence from British rule was still a relatively recent event.
Jim Masselos, Robert Louis Stevenson, 2010
9
A Kidnapped Mind: A Mother's Heartbreaking Story of Parental ...
This is Pamelas passionate memoir of life with and without her estranged son, Dash, who suffered PAS at the hands of his father.
Pamela Richardson, 2006
10
Kidnapped in Key West
In 1912 in the Florida Keys, twelve-year-old Eddie Malone's father is falsely accused of stealing the Florida East Coast Railway payroll and Eddie sets out with his Labrador retriever, Rex, on the trail of the real thieves.
Edwina Raffa, Annelle Rigsby, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KIDNAPPED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kidnapped is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Baby Believed Kidnapped Near Los Angeles Is Found Safe - ABC …
A 13-month-old girl believed to have been kidnapped from a California motel was found safe, and two men were arrested on suspicion of ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
2
Amber Alert Issued For Toddler Kidnapped By Man Who Sexually …
Around 3 a.m., early Saturday morning, 13-month old Penelope Rodriguez was kidnapped from a Motel 6 in Palmdale. According to KTLA, the ... «LAist, Jul 15»
3
Police: Former NFL Player's Mistress Kidnapped and Killed His Wife …
Police say the mistress of former NFL player Buster Barnett kidnapped his wife and killed her before fatally shooting herself. According to ... «TheBlaze.com, Jul 15»
4
Five Czechs feared kidnapped in Lebanon | News | DW.COM | 18.07 …
"We don't know what happened to them but we assume they were kidnapped because we found their passports and documents and ... «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»
5
Help find our kidnapped pet dog - Daily Express
Help find our kidnapped pet dog. EIGHT heartbroken young siblings have emptied their piggy banks and given up their Christmas and birthday ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
Alert issued for baby believed kidnapped near Los Angeles …
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities in Los Angeles County have issued an Amber Alert for a 13-month-old girl they believe was kidnapped from ... «Gettysburg Times, Jul 15»
7
Son targeted 5 years after Biscuit King was kidnapped, Singapore …
The brutal 1960 kidnap and murder of "Biscuit King" Lee Gee Chong was in the news again this week in 1965 after his son and heir became ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
8
'How Odi Compensation Disbursement C'ttee Chairman Was …
Authorities of the Bayelsa State Command of the Nigeria Police Force yesterday opened up on how unidentified gunmen kidnapped the ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»
9
Yazidi women kidnapped by ISIS tell of the horrors they endured …
Bradford sisters Sugra, Zohra and Khadija Dawood have not been heard from since June 9. They are believed to have fled to Syria to join ISIS. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
10
Sheriff: Robeson County man kidnapped teen, locked her in building …
Caroles Locklear, 35, is charged with kidnapping second degree, sexual battery and simple assault after he kidnapped an 18-year-old girl ... «WPDE, Jul 15»

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