abduct
verb (used with object)
to carry off or lead away (a person) illegally and in secret or by force, especially to kidnap.
has abducted
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present perfectof abduct (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The villain of Engle’s novel is Blaze, an establishment movie star — white, well connected, wealthy — who has abducted the baby elephant for a “filmmaking experiment.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2022
In exchange, North Korea would curb those other weapons and perhaps resolve the fate of South Korean and Japanese citizens North Korea has abducted.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 20, 2018
Someone or something has abducted them and transported them to an extraterrestrial body, and as Brody's character puts it, "This whole planet is a game preserve -- and we're the game."
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2010
"Is it true, Miss, that you are devotedly attached to M. Caracucarador, and that my son has abducted you?"
From Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume by
"That is likely," said d'Artagnan; "but the man who has abducted her—do you know him?"
From The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas père
