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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Hostage

How can I use the word in a correct way?

We are hostage of something?

We are held hostage by someone?

We are held hostage to someone?

We are taken hostage by (or to?) someone?

I am sorry but I have seen ir used in so many ways and I don't know which is the correct one.
  

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We are hostage of to something. We are held hostage by someone. OK We are held hostage to someone.

— Tamguatlay

  • We are hostage of to something.
  • We are held hostage by someone.
  • OK We are held hostage to someone.
  • ) someone.
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We are hostage of to something.

We are held hostage by someone. OK

We are held hostage to someone. wrong

We are taken hostage by (or to?) someone.
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