English hyphenation

Hyphenation of “kidnapped”

The standard US-English hyphenation shown for kidnapped is kid-napped, with 1 possible break point in this result.

US English hyphenation
kid-napped
2 segments1 break points
British English pattern result kid-napped The GB pattern set returns the same result for this word.
Wordkidnapped
Hyphenationkid-napped
Break points1
Part of speechverb
Pronunciationˈkɪdnap
Meaning & usage

What does “kidnapped” mean?

kidnapped: abduct (someone) and hold them captive, typically to obtain a ransom.

Headwordkidnap
Part of speechverb
Pronunciationˈkɪdnap
1
verb

abduct (someone) and hold them captive, typically to obtain a ransom.

Example: “militants kidnapped the daughter of a minister”

Synonyms:
abduct capture hijack nobble seize shanghai snatch carry off hold to ransom run off/away with take as hostage
Word breaks

How “kidnapped” is split

kid·napped

For US English, the hyphenation result is kid-napped. This gives 1 possible line-break point in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns the same split.

Quick answers

Questions about “kidnapped”

How do you hyphenate “kidnapped”?

In the US-English result used here, kidnapped is hyphenated as kid-napped.

Where can “kidnapped” break at the end of a line?

The returned US pattern contains 1 possible break point.

What does “kidnapped” mean?

abduct (someone) and hold them captive, typically to obtain a ransom.

Can you use “kidnapped” in a sentence?

“militants kidnapped the daughter of a minister”

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