- 1to catch a person or an animal and keep them as a prisoner or in a place they cannot escape from capture somebody Allied troops captured over 300 enemy soldiers. capture something The animals are captured in nets and sold to local zoos. take control
- 2capture something to take control of a place, building, etc. using force The city was captured in 1941.
- 3capture something to succeed in getting control of something that other people are also trying to control The company has captured 90% of the market. make someone interested
- 4capture somebody's attention/imagination/interest to make someone interested in something They use puppets to capture the imagination of younger audiences. feeling/atmosphere
- 5capture something to succeed in accurately expressing a feeling, an atmosphere, etc. in a picture, piece of writing, movie, etc. synonym catch The article captured the mood of the nation. film/record/paint
- 6[often passive] capture somebody or something on film/tape/canvas, etc. to film/record/paint, etc. someone or something The attack was captured on film by security cameras. someone's heart
- 7capture somebody's heart to make someone love you
- 8capture something to put something into a computer in a form it can use
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NAmE//ˈkæptʃər//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they capture he / she / it captures
past simple captured
-ing form capturing
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