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How to pronounce “captive”
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Pronunciation guide for captive
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of captive with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- How we study the microbes living in your gut
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- Definition summary
- One who has been captured or is otherwise confined.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce captive
How we study the microbes living in your gut
That's more like the microbiome in a captive primate.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “captive”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- One who has been captured or is otherwise confined.
- One held prisoner.
- (figurative) One charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.
- A captive insurance company, a subsidiary of a company used as its internal insurer.
- [Adjective]
- Held prisoner; not free; confined.
- Subdued by love; charmed; captivated.
- Of or relating to bondage or confinement; serving to confine.
- [Verb]
- (transitive, archaic) To capture; to take captive.
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