prisoner

/ˈprɪzənər/ noun

Definition

› [C] someone who is being kept in prison as a punishment, or because they have been caught by an enemy

hold/keep/take sb prisoner › to catch someone and guard them so that they cannot escape → See also political prisoner

(Definition of prisoner noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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