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capture someone's interest — capture someone’s interest/imagination/attention/ phrase to make someone interested in or excited about something Her story captured the interest of the world’s media. Thesaurus: to make someone feel excited, enthusiastic or impressedsynonym … Useful english dictionary
capture someone's imagination — capture someone’s interest/imagination/attention/ phrase to make someone interested in or excited about something Her story captured the interest of the world’s media. Thesaurus: to make someone feel excited, enthusiastic or impressedsynonym … Useful english dictionary
capture — cap•ture [[t]ˈkæp tʃər[/t]] v. tured, tur•ing, n. 1) to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize; apprehend 2) to gain control of or exert influence over: to capture someone s attention[/ex] 3) to take possession of, as in a game or… … From formal English to slang
capture — cap|ture1 [ kæptʃər ] verb transitive ** ▸ 1 catch person/animal ▸ 2 take equipment/place ▸ 3 express how someone/something is ▸ 4 record in movie/photo ▸ 5 in games like chess ▸ 6 put data on computer ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) to catch someone so that… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
capture — [[t]kæ̱ptʃə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ captures, capturing, captured 1) VERB If you capture someone or something, you catch them, especially in a war. [V n] The guerrillas shot down one aeroplane and captured the pilot... [V n] The whole town celebrated when… … English dictionary
capture — I UK [ˈkæptʃə(r)] / US [ˈkæptʃər] verb [transitive] Word forms capture : present tense I/you/we/they capture he/she/it captures present participle capturing past tense captured past participle captured ** 1) a) to catch someone so that they… … English dictionary
capture — cap|ture1 W3 [ˈkæptʃə US ər] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(person)¦ 2¦(place/thing )¦ 3¦(animal)¦ 4¦(film/record/art)¦ 5 capture somebody s imagination/attention etc 6 capture somebody s heart 7¦(business/politics)¦ 8 capture the headlines 9¦(computer)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
capture — 1 verb (T) 1 PERSON to catch someone in order to make them a prisoner: Government troops have succeeded in capturing the rebel leader. 2 PLACE to get control of a place that previously belonged to an enemy by fighting for it: The town of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
capture*/*/ — [ˈkæptʃə] verb [T] I 1) to catch a person or animal and stop them from escaping Most of the men had been either killed or captured.[/ex] 2) to get control of something, for example in a war or in business Rebel forces have captured the… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
attention — attentional, adj. n. /euh ten sheuhn/; interj. /euh ten shun /, n. 1. the act or faculty of attending, esp. by directing the mind to an object. 2. Psychol. a. a concentration of the mind on a single object or thought, esp. one preferentially… … Universalium
