capture
verb (used with object)
to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize.
have captured
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present perfectof capture.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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It has been used not just by Muñoz, but by other automakers over the years trying to portray themselves as tech companies at a time when their ambitions have captured investor enthusiasm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Videos shared on social media over recent months have captured groups of riders travelling through areas including Hurst Street, Bristol Road and Corporation Street, often with faces covered and no visible number plates.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Scientists have captured previously unseen plasma vortices swirling across the surface of the Sun, revealing tiny structures that could help explain how our star stores, moves, and releases magnetic energy.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
In Araujo’s case, surveillance video shows a white van being followed by two SUVs, making a U-turn, and pulling over, but doesn’t seem to have captured the fatal shot.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
Yesterday Churchill, Smuts, Eisenhower and Arnold visited the French villages that the British have captured and liberated.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
