captive — meaning in English
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English meaning
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absorbed
adj Completely focused on something, to the exclusion of everything else.
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captive
noun A person who has been captured and is being held prisoner.
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rapt
adj Snatched, taken away; abducted.
Senses
captive is used for these senses in English:
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absorbed
Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
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captive
One who has been captured or is otherwise confined.
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rapt
(comparable) Very interested, involved in something, absorbed, transfixed; fascinated or engrossed.
absorbed — full definition
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adj Completely focused on something, to the exclusion of everything else.
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adj Taken in or soaked up.
captive — full definition
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noun A person who has been captured and is being held prisoner.
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adj Held prisoner, confined, or unable to leave.
