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to capture
01
to catch an animal or a person and keep them as a prisoner
Transitive: to capture an animal or a person
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
capture
3rd person singular
captures
Present participle
capturing
Past simple
captured
Past participle
captured
Examples
The zookeepers capture wild animals for conservation purposes.
02
to manage to express a mood, quality, scene, etc. accurately in a piece of art
Transitive: to capture a quality or mood
Examples
The painting beautifully captured the peacefulness of the countryside.
03
to record something by taking a photo or video of it
Examples
She captured a great photo of the sunset.
04
to attract and maintain someone's attention or interest
Transitive: to capture someone's attention or interest
Examples
The movie ’s plot captured my interest from the very first scene.
05
to seize or get control of something by force
Transitive: to capture a place
Examples
The army captured the fortress after a long battle.
06
to take in and hold something, like an atom, molecule, or particle, during a physical, chemical, or technical process
Examples
The atom can capture a neutron during a nuclear reaction.
Capture
01
the act of forcibly taking possession of someone else's property
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
captures
Examples
The rebels made a capture of the estate.
Examples
The comet 's capture by Jupiter altered its orbit.
03
the act of forcibly taking a person, often in a legal, military, or criminal context
Examples
The capture of the fugitive ended the manhunt.
04
the act of removing an opponent's piece from a board or game
Examples
The capture of the queen turned the chess match around.
Lexical Tree
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