capture
To take and keep someone or something by using force.
To take possession or control of a person, animal, or place, often by using force.
To take a picture, record sound, or save information using a machine.
To record or save an image, sound, video, or data using a device.
To show or describe something so well that it feels real or true.
To express, depict, or represent the true nature or feeling of something.
When someone takes and keeps a person, animal, or place by using force.
The act of taking possession or control of someone or something, often by using force.
A photo, sound, video, or information saved by a machine.
An image, sound, video, or data that has been recorded or saved by a device.
- Base: capture
- Plural: capture, captures
- Base: capture
- 3rd Person Singular: captures
- Present Participle: capturing
- Past: captured
capture someone's attention
1To make someone notice you or it
To make someone look at or listen to you carefully.
- The bright colors captured my attention immediately.
- The speaker's story captured everyone's attention.
on capture
1When something is caught/taken in context-specific use
When something is caught or taken in certain systems like games or computers.
- The program runs a script on capture of new data.
- In chess, on capture means when you take a piece.
capture the imagination
1To fascinate and inspire creativity
To make someone very interested and full of new ideas.
- The book captured the imagination of young readers.
- The story captured the imagination of children around the world.
- Space travel has always captured the imagination of scientists.
- Her performance captured the audience's imagination.