Capture

/ˈkæp.(t)ʃəː/ · noun

Meaning

An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem..

Definitions by Sense

1. An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.
2. The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
3. Something that has been captured; a captive.
4. The recording or storage of something for later playback.
5. (computing, regular expressions) A particular match found for a pattern in a text string.
6. (transitive) To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
7. (transitive, figurative) To take hold of.
8. (transitive) To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation.

Example Sentences

even with regard to captures made at sea

the capture of a lover’s heart

video capture

After the match […], the text matched within the named capture is available via the Match object's Groups(name) property.

to capture an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal

Arrests and prosecutions intensified after Isis captured Mosul in June, but the groundwork had been laid by an earlier amendment to Jordan’s anti-terrorism law. It is estimated that 2,000 Jordanians have fought and 250 of them have died in Syria – making them the third largest Arab contingent in Isis after Saudi Arabians and Tunisians.

[…]I said it was because Tillerson hadn't filled the subordinate ranks with appointees who would advance the Administration's policies and that he had, in effect, been captured by the careerists.

Being so inflexible, the railway was easy prey to road competition, and the arrival of unregulated lorry transport from farm fields to town centres quickly captured all locally generated business.

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• captures
• capturing
• captured

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