kidnaps
SayKID-naps/ˈkɪdnæps/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of kidnap.
The gang kidnaps a diplomat every time negotiations stall.
He kidnaps the witness before she can testify in court.
Note
The form a singular subject takes in the present tense: he, she, it, or a single noun such as the gang. Plural, I and you subjects take bare kidnap. The verb is transitive, so an object follows: the person seized. The same spelling is also the plural of the countable noun kidnap, as in a spate of kidnaps, so check whether a verb or a noun is doing the work.
kidnaps is a form of kidnap
kidnap, verb: To seize or hold a person unlawfully and carry them off or hide them, sometimes to demand a ransom. Full entry
- Forms
- kidnapkidnaps he/she/itkidnapping -ing formkidnapped past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- kidnap → kidnaps: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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