Meaning

3 senses
  1. The act of capturing again.

    The recapture of the escaped prisoner made the news.

    the act of taking something back

  2. That which is captured back; a prize retaken.

  3. The retroactive collection of taxes that were not collectible at the time.

Examples

17 sentences
  1. Tom escaped, but he was soon recaptured.

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  2. Tom was quickly recaptured.

    deMan fing Tom schnell wieder ein.

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  3. The prison escapee was quickly recaptured.

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  4. They hoped they could recapture the fort.

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  5. You cannot recapture lost time with money.

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Translations

1 languages

Forms

plural: recaptures
Singularrecapture
Pluralrecaptures

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the act of taking something back:retaking

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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