Meaning of احتجز in English is: (detain, hold, confine) among others. This article contains images, pronunciation, examples, and more!

Meaning of احتجز in English and Arabic

احتجزاحْتَجَزَ - فعل

1) detain - verb

  ∘ Meaning of detain in Arabic and English:

احتجز شخصا أي أبقاه في مكان ذي طابع رسمي كمركز شرطة أو سجن أو مشفى ومنعه من مغادرتهاحْتَجَزَ شَخْصًا أَيْ أَبْقَاهُ فِيْ مَكَانٍ ذِيْ طَابَعٍ رَسْمِيٍّ كَمَرْكَزِ شُرْطَةٍ أَوْ سِجْنٍ أَوْ مَشْفًى وَمَنَعَهُ مِنْ مُغَادَرَتِهِ

detain somebody to keep somebody in an official place, such as a police station, a prison or a hospital, and prevent them from leaving

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  ∘ Simple past of the verb detain

detainned

  ∘ Past participle of the verb detain

detainned

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  ∘ past tense conjugation in Arabic احتجزاحْتَجَزَ

احتجزاحْتَجَزَ

  ∘ present & future tenses conjugation in Arabic احتجزاحْتَجَزَ

يحتجزيَحْتَجِزُ

  ∘ imperative mood conjugation in Arabic احتجزاحْتَجَزَ

احتجزاحْتَجِزْ

  ∘ Example of detain in Arabic and English

احتجز ثلاث مراهقين في مركز الشرطة للاستجواباحْتُجِزَ ثَلَاثُ مُرَاهِقِيْنَ فِيْ مَرْكَزِ الشُّرْطَةِ لِلِاسْتِجْوَابِ

Three teenagers have been detained in the police station for questioning

احتجز الصحفي لثلاث سنوات دون محاكمةاحْتُجِزَ الصَّحَفِيُّ لِثَلَاثِ سَنَوَاتٍ دُوْنَ مُحَاكَمَةٍ

The journalist has been detained for three years without trail

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احتجزت من قبل عصابة مخدراتاحْتُجِزَتْ مِنْ قِبَلِ عِصَابَةِ مُخَدِّرَاتٍ

She was detained by a narcotics gang

احتجزت السلطات التركية مئات الضباط والجنود منذ محاولة الانقلاب الفاشلة سنة احْتَجَزَتِ السُّلُطَاتُ التُّرْكِيَّةُ مِئَاتَ الضُّبَّاطِ وَالجُنُوْدِ مُنْذُ مُحَاوَلَةِ الِانْقِلَابِ الفَاشِلَةِ سَنَةَ 2016

The Turkish authorities have detained hundreds of officers and soldiers since the failed coup in 2016

يمنح القانون الشرطة الحق في احتجاز المشتبه بهم لمدة لا تزيد عن يومينيَمْنَحُ القَانُوْنُ الشُّرْطَةَ الحَقَّ فِيْ احْتِجَازِ المُشْتَبَهِ بِهِمْ لِمُدَّةٍ لَا تَزِيْدُ عَنْ يَوْمَيْنِ

The law gives the police the right to detain suspects no more than two days

  ∘ How to pronounce detain in English?

detain is pronounced in English as

احتجزاحْتَجَزَ - فعل

2) hold - verb

  ∘ Meaning of hold in Arabic and English:

to keep somebody and not allow them to leave

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  ∘ Simple past of the verb hold

held

  ∘ Past participle of the verb hold

held

  ∘ Example of hold in Arabic and English

احتجزتني سلطات المطار لخمسة أيام احْتَجَزَتْنِيْ سُلُطَاتُ المَطَارِ لِخَمْسَةِ أَيَّامٍ

The airport authorities have held me for five days

احتجزت قوات الأمن ابنة زعيم المتمردين كرهينة لإجباره على الاستسلام احْتَجَزَتْ قُوَّاتُ الأَمْنِ ابْنَةَ زَعِيْمِ المُتَمَرِّدِيْنَ كَرَهِيْنَةِ لِإِجْبَارِهِ عَلَىْ الاسْتِسْلَامِ

The security forces held the daughter of the rebel's leader hostage to force him to surrender

  ∘ How to pronounce hold in English?

hold is pronounced in English as

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3) confine - verb

  ∘ Meaning of confine in Arabic and English:

احتجزاحْتَجَزَ: أي أَيِ حبسحَبَسَ أحدا ما ووضعه أَحَدًا مَا وَوَضَعَهُ فيفِيْ حيز مغلق بالإكراه والإجبارحَيِّزٍ مُغْلَقٍ بِالإِكْرَاهِ وَالإِجْبَارِ

to keep someone closed in a place, often by force

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  ∘ Simple past of the verb confine

confined

  ∘ Past participle of the verb confine

confined

  ∘ Example of confine in Arabic and English

احتجز الأطفال في احْتُجِزَ الأَطْفَالُ فِيْ قبوقَبْوٍ مظلممُظْلِمٍ

The children were confined in a dark cellar

احتجز زوجته في غرفة باردةاحْتَجَزَ زَوْجَتَهُ فِيْ غُرْفَةٍ بَارِدَةٍ

He confined his wife in a cold room

  ∘ How to pronounce confine in English?

confine is pronounced in English as

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4) arrest - verb

  ∘ Meaning of arrest in Arabic and English:

احتجز شخص ما أيأيّ اعتقله و سجنه

[transitive, often passive] if the police arrest someone, the person is taken to a police station and kept there because the police believe they may be guilty

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  ∘ Simple past of the verb arrest

arrestted

  ∘ Past participle of the verb arrest

arrestted

  ∘ Example of arrest in Arabic and English

اتهموه بجريمة قتل و احتجزوه.

They accused him of murder and arrested him.

احتجزت لسلوكها العنيفاُحتجزت لسلوكها العنيف.

She was arrested for violent behaviour.

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سوف يحتجز الناس إذا خالف القوانينسوف يُحتجز الناس إذا خالف القوانين.

People will be arrested if they break the laws.

  ∘ How to pronounce arrest in English?

arrest is pronounced in English as

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