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capture


Definition: Meaning of, capture in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkaptʃə /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
capture captured captured
Present Participle Third Person Singular
capturing captures
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  1. person to catch a person and keep them as a prisoner
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  2. place/thing to get control of a place or object that previously belonged to an enemy, during a war
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  3. animal to catch an animal after chasing or following it
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  4. film/record/art to succeed in recording, showing, or describing a situation or feeling, using words or pictures
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  5. capture somebody's imagination/attention etc to make someone feel very interested in something
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  6. capture somebody's heart to make someone love you
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  7. business/politics to get something that previously belonged to one of your competitors
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  8. capture the headlines to be talked or written about a lot in the newspapers or on television
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  9. computer technical to put something in a form that a computer can use
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  10. chess to remove one of your opponent's pieces from the board in CHESS
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  1. when you catch someone in order to make them a prisoner
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  2. when soldiers get control of a place that previously belonged to an enemy
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  3. when you get control of something that previously belonged to one of your competitors
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  4. when you put information into a form a computer can use
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capture used in phrases

  • carbon capture (noun)
    1. e.g. from burning fuel in a power plant the storage of carbon dioxide from an industrial process so that it does not enter the atmosphere and contribute to the global warming
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