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noun | verb ransomransom1 /ˈrænsəm/ ●○○ noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYransom1Origin: 1200-1300 Old French rançon, from Latin redemptio; ➔ REDEMPTION ► in ransom They’re demanding $10,000 in ransom. ► held for ransom His daughter was kidnapped and held for ransom (=kept as a prisoner until money is paid). ► pay the ransom The government refused to pay the ransom. ► ransom note Police found a ransom note (=one demanding money). an amount of money paid to free someone who is held as a prisoner: They’re demanding $10,000 in ransom. His daughter was kidnapped and held for ransom (=kept as a prisoner until money is paid). The government refused to pay the ransom. Police found a ransom note (=one demanding money). noun | verb ransomransom2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLEransom |
| Present | I, you, we, they | ransom | | he, she, it | ransoms | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | ransomed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have ransomed | | he, she, it | has ransomed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had ransomed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will ransom | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have ransomed |
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| Present | I | am ransoming | | he, she, it | is ransoming | | you, we, they | are ransoming | | Past | I, he, she, it | was ransoming | | you, we, they | were ransoming | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been ransoming | | he, she, it | has been ransoming | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been ransoming | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be ransoming | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been ransoming |
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