to capture
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3.0
- verb
- /ˈkæp.tʃɚ/
- I hope that we will draw you in and capture your attention.
- capture attention
- capture interest
- capture the imagination
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Watch on YouTubeI hope that we will draw you in and capture your attention.
- I hope that we will draw you in and capture your attention.
- So Romney couldn't capture that, couldn't connect on that level.
- But if I mean, like you got to this is how you capture people's attention.
- I think that that kind of captures you in a way you're kind of into it.
- I don't know how to be specific enough to capture their attention.
- It seems to have captured people's minds, People's Daily lives and so on.
- And yet some of you have sent me some things that really captured my heart.
- But really we found the best way to capture sellers is they start out as buyers, right?
- And the the desire to be salacious in order to capture, you know, more eyes on the screen.
- You like the restructuring and fighting that one tidbit that would that would like capture someone's attention.
- And men can send one extend on time of day to capture their attention if they want to.
- But that doesn't get everybody's imagination psyches captured the way that rising sea levels do.
Examples
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They are designed to capture your attention and make you more alert.
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Since then, Mehdi Kashani has continued to periodically capture the attention of the media.
Academic text (2012) -
And it's never captured my attention for very long.
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None of those have really captured my attention.
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The latter seems to capture their interest less.
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If it's done well, it will capture people's attention.
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Use educational approaches and materials that will capture the attention of your intended audience.
Academic text (2001) -
We are here to recognize those who are extraordinary, who capture our imagination.
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They will capture our attention and manipulate us.
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If you want to engage your audience, you need to create content that will capture their interest.
Synonyms
936
1.9
Make people notice or want something
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2.0
To get someone's attention or interest
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1.6
To get someone's attention suddenly and strongly
62
2.2
To please people by being friendly and attractive
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4.6
To attract someone and make them want to be involved, sometimes by a trick
51
3.4
To attract and hold someone's strong interest or attention
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2.8
Make someone notice you or something
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4.2
To attract and hold someone's full attention
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2.2
To keep someone's attention
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4.8
To make someone feel very pleased and amazed as if by magic
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3.2
To attract and keep people's interest
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3.3
Make someone notice something quickly and feel interested
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6.1
To hold someone's full attention because something is very interesting or surprising
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7.2
To attract and charm someone as if by magic
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3.8
Grab and hold someone's attention suddenly and strongly
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8.4
To attract and charm someone while tricking them
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6.8
To hold someone's full attention by being very interesting
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5.1
To catch and hold someone's attention
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6.3
To fill someone with wonder and delight
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6.5
To attract someone by using charm
1
7.0
To make someone feel love and admiration for a person or thing
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9.9
To use magic or nice words to make someone like and obey you
Make someone notice something
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
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3.7
To take a photo or short video that shows the scene and people's feelings clearly
Compounds
An event in 1775 when American forces took Fort Ticonderoga from the British
How Engaging
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6.4
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4.2
25
4.8
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3.0
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5.1
936
1.9
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1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Capture comes from the root cap- meaning 'to take', which helps with phrases like 'capture someone's heart' — it means to 'take' their affection or attention. So to capture interest is to win it and hold it.