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.

  2. Tom was quickly recaptured.

    deMan fing Tom schnell wieder ein. — wolfgangth

  3. The prison escapee was quickly recaptured.

  4. They hoped they could recapture the fort.

  5. You cannot recapture lost time with money.

Translations

1 languages

Forms

plural: recaptures
Singularrecapture
Pluralrecaptures

regular

Synonyms

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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