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Definition of recapture verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

recapture

verb
 
/ˌriːˈkæptʃə(r)/
 
/ˌriːˈkæptʃər/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they recapture
 
/ˌriːˈkæptʃə(r)/
 
/ˌriːˈkæptʃər/
he / she / it recaptures
 
/ˌriːˈkæptʃəz/
 
/ˌriːˈkæptʃərz/
past simple recaptured
 
/ˌriːˈkæptʃəd/
 
/ˌriːˈkæptʃərd/
past participle recaptured
 
/ˌriːˈkæptʃəd/
 
/ˌriːˈkæptʃərd/
-ing form recapturing
 
/ˌriːˈkæptʃərɪŋ/
 
/ˌriːˈkæptʃərɪŋ/
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  1. recapture something to win back a place, position, etc. that was previously taken from you by an enemy or opponent
    • Government troops soon recaptured the island.
  2. recapture somebody/something to catch a person or an animal that has escaped
  3. recapture something to bring back a feeling or repeat an experience that you had in the past
    • He was trying to recapture the happiness of his youth.
See recapture in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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