Capture

Meaning

Capture means to catch, take, or gain control of someone or something. It can also mean to record or represent something, such as an image, moment, feeling, or idea.

Pronunciation

/ˈkæp.tʃər/

Word Forms

• Base form: capture
• Past tense: captured
• Past participle: captured
• Present participle: capturing
• Noun: capture
• Adjective: captured

Synonyms

Antonyms

Common Collocations

• capture someone's attention — to make someone notice or become interested in something.
• capture a moment — to record or preserve a particular moment.
• capture an image — to take or record a photograph or visual image.
• capture the imagination — to make someone strongly interested in or fascinated by something.
• capture a prisoner — to catch and take control of someone who is being held as a prisoner.
• capture the essence — to represent the most important quality or characteristic of something.

Example Sentences

• The photograph perfectly captured the atmosphere of the old city.
• Her speech immediately captured the audience's attention.
• The soldiers managed to capture the enemy commander.
• He tried to capture the beauty of the landscape in his painting.
• The novel captures the uncertainty of growing up.

Literary Example

Example:

“Her eyes had a strange power to capture the light.”

— William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

Here, capture is used in the sense of to catch or hold something, describing the way something can seize or retain attention, light, or an impression.

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