Polyglot Dictionary

captar

/kapˈtaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
capto
preterite (yo)
capté
past participle
captado

Meaning

  1. to capture, to grasp

    • No capté la broma.

      I didn't get the joke.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

empuñar

captar is more about grasping mentally, understanding; empuñar is more about physically gripping something, like a handle.

Practice

1 What does captar mean?

2 Fill the gap: No ___ la broma.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches captar?

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