to capture

Examples

• All

• The artist tries to capture the essence, what I like to call the breath of a concept.

  The Kill Room (2023)

• The painter aims to capture the emotions of the scene in her artwork.

• How can we make sure that we capture as much value as possible?

• And what those do is those kind of capture your strategy, right.

  The Rich Dad Channel

• I wanted to capture a few things about you.

  The Useless Hotline Podcast

• How do you how do you capture your thoughts in the moment?

  Ryan Pineda

• That's exactly the kind of feeling that I want to capture.

  The Navy vs. the Night Monsters (1966)

• Students may even invent their own words to capture some of their processes or products!

  Academic text (2012)

• Morales's text and illustrations vividly capture the reader and involve them in the story.

  Academic text (2013)

• He uses music to capture the feelings of nostalgia and longing.

Synonyms

R

to reflect

vsto capture

595 3.5

To show how someone feels or what they are like

emphasizes faithful, accurate rendering of an idea or feeling

P

to portray

vsto capture

182 3.9

To describe a person or thing in words

aims instead for precise, accurate expression of idea or feeling

D

to depict

vsto capture

176 3.5

To show something in a picture or in words

focuses on accurate expression of an idea or feeling rather than just images

R

to represent

vsto capture

126 2.6

Describe something in a particular way to show an idea

focuses more on faithful, exact expression rather than chosen viewpoint

E

to embody

vsto capture

104 5.1

Show an idea, quality or feeling in a clear visible way

does the same but stresses exactness over physical or visible form

C

to catch

vsto capture

102 5.5

To show a feeling clearly in art or writing

aims for exact expression of ideas or feelings rather than broad presentation

E

to epitomize

vsto capture

22 7.3

A perfect example that shows the main qualities of something

concerns accurate expression of qualities rather than being a single ideal

Antonyms

M

to misrepresent

71 6.9

Give a false story about someone or something to trick people

D

to distort

59 4.3

To change the shape of something so it is no longer normal

Idioms

C

to capture the essence

9 5.1

To show the most important qualities of something

Phrasal Verbs

C

to capture the moment

5 3.7

To take a photo or short video that shows the scene and people's feelings clearly

C

to capture attention

1 3.2

To attract and keep people's interest

Compounds

C

Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

9.5

An event in 1775 when American forces took Fort Ticonderoga from the British

How Accurate

to embody

104 5.1

to capture

255 3.4

to express

∞ 2.3

to convey

199 3.4

to evoke

71 4.8

to suggest

∞ 2.1

Surface Forms

Etymology