Polyglot Dictionary

capturar

/kaptuˈɾaɾ/

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)
capturo
preterite (yo)
capturé
past participle
capturado

Meaning

  1. to capture

    • Capturaron al fugitivo.

      They captured the fugitive.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

apresar

capturar is the more general and modern word for "to capture"; apresar is more literary or legal, like capturing a fugitive.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

captar

captar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to capture."

Portuguese

capturar

capturar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to capture."

Practice

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