{
    "term": "capture",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "capture",
            "heSheIt": "captures"
        },
        "pastSimple": "captured",
        "pastParticiple": "captured",
        "ingForm": "capturing"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to catch a person or an animal and keep them as a prisoner or shut them in a space that they cannot escape from",
            "sensetop": "capture somebody/something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Allied troops captured over 300 enemy soldiers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The animals are captured in nets and sold to local zoos."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to take control of a place, building, etc. using force",
            "sensetop": "capture something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The city was captured in 1941."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to succeed in getting control or possession of something that other people are also trying to get",
            "sensetop": "capture something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The company has captured 90 per cent of the market."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He captured the world championship title in 2018."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to make somebody interested in something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The project has **captured the imagination **of the local public."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her story captured the attention of Hollywood."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to succeed in accurately expressing a feeling, an atmosphere, etc. in a picture, piece of writing, film, etc.",
            "sensetop": "capture something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her photos **capture the essence** of her subjects."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The song **captures the spirit** of those times."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They have **captured a moment** in people's lives."
                },
                {
                    "text": "That description captures perfectly the feeling of being invisible."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The article captured the mood of the nation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The exhibition on India fails to capture the great diversity of this fascinating country."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "catch",
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["accurately", "perfectly", "beautifully"],
                "verb + capture": ["try to", "be able to", "manage to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "to photograph, film, record, paint, etc. somebody/something",
            "sensetop": "capture somethingcapture somebody/something on something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The photographer's camera **captures images** of extreme beauty.",
                    "contextForm": "capture something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The attack was captured on film by security cameras.",
                    "contextForm": "capture somebody/something on something"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Art"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "to make somebody love you",
            "sensetop": "capture somebody’s heart",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "to put something into a computer in a form it can use",
            "sensetop": "capture something",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkæptʃə(r)/",
                "audio": "ca/capture/capture__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkæptʃəz/",
                "audio": "ca/capture/captures__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkæptʃəd/",
                "audio": "ca/capture/captured__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkæptʃərɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ca/capture/capturing__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkæptʃər/",
                "audio": "ca/capture/capture__us_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkæptʃərz/",
                "audio": "ca/capture/captures__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkæptʃərd/",
                "audio": "ca/capture/captured__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkæptʃərɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ca/capture/capturing__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent. (as a noun): from French, from Latin captura, from capt- ‘seized, taken’, from the verb capere."
}