capture

Definition

  • noun: an act or instance of 'capturing'
  • verb: to take and hold (someone) as a prisoner especially by using force
  • verb: to take 'captive'
  • synonyms: abduction, acquire, apprehend

Examples

  • The story 'captured our imaginations'. [=the story was very interesting and exciting]

  • The beauty of the landscape was 'captured' perfectly by the artist.

  • The robbery was 'captured' (on film) by the security cameras.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Look at that, Susie Q. - Yeah. - Yeah. I remember being given a camera for my birthday. I loved the way a photo could capture a moment before it was gone. That's what I wanted to be when I grew up, Sorry, Mom! I'd be tracking wild elephants (..)
    2009 The Lovely Bones