catturare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- apprehend verb To arrest someone, especially a suspected criminal.
- captivate verb To take a person or animal prisoner and hold them captive.
- capture verb To take hold of or seize something or someone by force.
- catch verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
- cop noun (informal) A police officer.
- grab verb To take hold of something suddenly and firmly.
Senses
catturare is used for these senses in English:
- apprehend (law enforcement) To seize or take (a person) by legal process; to arrest.
- captivate (figuratively) To attract and hold (someone's) attention and interest; to charm, to entrance, to fascinate, to enchain.
- capture (transitive) To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation.
- capture (transitive) To remove or take control of an opponent’s piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers).
- catch (transitive) To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape). [from 13thc.]
- cop (transitive) To (be forced to) take; to receive; to shoulder; to bear, especially blame or punishment for a particular instance of wrongdoing.
- grab To restrain someone; to arrest.
- set up (transitive) To trap or ensnare.
apprehend — full definition
- verb To arrest someone, especially a suspected criminal.
- verb To understand or grasp something mentally.
- verb To anticipate something, usually with worry or fear.
captivate — full definition
- verb To take a person or animal prisoner and hold them captive.
- verb To take hold of someone's mind and control it completely.
- verb To attract someone strongly and hold their interest and attention.
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