ransomed
past simple and past participle ofransom
ransom
verb[T]
uk/ˈræn.səm/us/ˈræn.səm/topaymoneyinorderto set someonefree:
Herfatherransomed herfora milliondollars.
Paying money
- ante up (something)
- balance
- burn a hole insomeone'spocketidiom
- charge
- chargeable
- co-finance
- compensate
- congestion charge
- cough
- foot
- lash
- paid
- payer
- prepaid
- settle up
- sink intosomething
- spender
- splash out(something)
- spring forsomething
- stretch tosomething
Examplesofransomed
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Prisoners taken in local conflicts had beenransomedand only sold when no ransom was forthcoming.
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When cattle thieves were captured, they wereransomedback for cattle.
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However, the value of theransomedstrips to the landowner is now enormous.
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It is also likely individuals taken in battle would beransomedback to their families and clans at high cost.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Captured sons of noblemen were usuallyransomedat the time.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The ones deemed unattractive were released and any remaining wereransomed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The prisoners spent several years in captivity before beingransomed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He had reportedly captured some 170 vessels that he had destroyed orransomedfor large prices.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Between 1964 and 1989, 33,755 political prisoners wereransomed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This is a folk etymology based on "priatos",ransomedfrom "priasthai", to buy.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.On another occasion heransomeda hundred captives and sent them home with food, clothing, and money for their journey.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He saw his daughterransomed, only to die less than a year after her recovery.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The men-at-arms on both sides were high-ranking men who knew that if captured they could expect to beransomed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, lvares was successfullyransomedin 1448, five years after his master's death.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.All that could beransomedwere liberated by the summer of 1100.
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