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captar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • catch verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
  • follow verb To move behind someone or something, going in the same direction.

Senses

captar is used for these senses in English:

  • catch (transitive) To grasp mentally: perceive and understand. [from 16thc.]
  • follow (transitive) To understand, to pay attention to.
  • pick up (transitive) To learn, to grasp; to begin to understand; to realize.

catch — full definition

  1. verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
  2. verb To become infected with an illness.
  3. verb To notice, understand, or hear something.
  4. noun A hidden difficulty or drawback in an otherwise appealing deal or plan.
  5. noun Something captured, especially fish.

follow — full definition

  1. verb To move behind someone or something, going in the same direction.
  2. verb To act in accordance with instructions, rules, or a particular path or belief.
  3. verb To understand or keep track of something as it happens.
  4. verb To subscribe to updates from a person or account on social media.
  5. verb To be a logical or natural result of something.

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