capturar — meaning in English

English meaning

• apprehend verb To arrest someone, especially a suspected criminal.
• 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.
• seize verb To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
• tangle verb To twist together into a knotted, confused mass.

Senses

capturar is used for these senses in English:

• apprehend (law enforcement) To seize or take (a person) by legal process; to arrest.
• catch (transitive) To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape). [from 13thc.]
• catch (transitive, computing) To handle an exception. [from 20thc.]
• catch (transitive) To seize or intercept an object moving through the air (or, sometimes, some other medium). [from 16thc.]
• seize (transitive) To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
• tangle (transitive) To catch and hold.

apprehend — full definition

1. verb To arrest someone, especially a suspected criminal.
2. verb To understand or grasp something mentally.
3. verb To anticipate something, usually with worry or fear.

capture — full definition

1. verb To take hold of or seize something or someone by force.
2. verb To record or represent something, especially so it can be seen or reviewed later.
3. noun The act of seizing or taking control of something, or the thing seized.

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