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/ |
- 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.
- recapture somebody/something to catch a person or an animal that has escaped
- 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.
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