"capture" meaning in English

See capture in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkæp.ʃɚ/ [US], /ˈkæp.ʃə/ [Australia, UK] Audio: en-us-capture.ogg [US] Forms: capture [singular], captures [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The capture of something is when you get it and do not let it go free. Synonyms: arrest, detention
    Sense id: simple-capture-en-noun-BUSg~UVI

Verb

IPA: /ˈkæp.ʃɚ/ [US], /ˈkæp.ʃə/ [Australia, UK] Audio: en-us-capture.ogg [US] Forms: capture [canonical], captures [third-person, singular], captured [past], captured [past, participle], capturing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|captur|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you capture a person or animal, you catch them and do not let them go free. Synonyms: get, take, catch
    Sense id: simple-capture-en-verb-jigIL0fH
  2. If an army, a team, etc. captures a place or an object, it takes control of it.
    Sense id: simple-capture-en-verb-C2Mbbp~1
  3. If you capture an image, a sound, or a feeling, you show it clearly in your picture, movie, art, etc. Synonyms: take
    Sense id: simple-capture-en-verb-4X-E18He
  4. If something captures your imagination, it makes you interested in it.
    Sense id: simple-capture-en-verb-TSU~fI60
  5. If somebody captures your heart, you fall in love with them. Synonyms: win
    Sense id: simple-capture-en-verb-gR7Kzqde
  6. If something captures the headlines, it is a big story in the news.
    Sense id: simple-capture-en-verb-fGTYrYRf
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