recapture
part of speech
verb (recapture, recaptures, recaptured, recapturing); noun (recapture, a recapture)
meaning for a pupil
1) To catch again a person or animal that escaped: «The zookeepers recaptured the lion.» tree →
2) To take back a place that an enemy had taken: «The army recaptured the town.» tree →
3) To bring back a feeling or memory, or to show it again: «The film recaptures the magic of childhood.» tree →
4) (noun) The act of catching or taking something again. tree →
sense in the lessons
In history lessons armies recapture forts and cities; in news and stories prisoners or animals are recaptured; in art and writing, works recapture moods of the past. Phrases: «recapture the town», «recapture the magic», «recapture the lead».
examples
- The escaped parrot was recaptured in the park. tree →
- The army recaptured the fort after a long siege. tree →
- Police recaptured the prisoner the next day. tree →
- We went back to the beach to recapture that summer feeling. tree →
- The team recaptured the lead in the last minute. tree →
- Ukraine recaptured many towns that had been occupied. tree →
note
Prefix re- means «again». Regular verb: recapture, recaptured. Also used in sport for taking back a lead or a title.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «recapture» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.