Difference between Catch and Capture

What is the difference between Catch and Capture?

Catch as a noun is the act of seizing or capturing. while Capture as a noun is an act of capturing.

Catch

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The act of seizing or capturing. The act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball. The act of noticing, understanding or hearing. The game of catching a ball. A find, in particular a boyfriend or girlfriend or prospective spouse. Something which is captured or caught. The amount which is caught, especially of fish. A stopping mechanism, especially a clasp which stops something from opening. A hesitation in voice, caused by strong emotion. A concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation. A crick; a sudden muscle pain during unaccustomed positioning when the muscle is in use. A fragment of music or poetry. A state of readiness to capture or seize; an ambush. A crop which has germinated and begun to grow. A type of humorous round in which the voices gradually catch up with one another; usually sung by men and often having bawdy lyrics. The refrain; a line or lines of a song which are repeated from verse to verse. The act of catching a hit ball before it reaches the ground, resulting in an out. A player in respect of his catching ability; particularly one who catches well. The first contact of an oar with the water. A stoppage of breath, resembling a slight cough.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To seize a moving object, with the hands or otherwise. To capture or snare, especially an animal. To seize after a pursuit. To grasp mentally: perceive and understand. To attract and hold. To charm or entrance. To discover, to surprise in the act. To seize (an opportunity). To take in; to watch or listen to (an entertainment). To be in time for; to reach in time (especially, in time to leave). To travel by means of. To spread or be conveyed to. To be infected by. To be affected by; to join in. To regain something necessary, such as breath or sleep. To overtake or catch up to. To receive and retain. To have something be held back or impeded. To suffer from; to receive. To reproduce or echo a spirit or idea faithfully. To engage, stick, or latch. To make a grasping or snatching motion. To catch fire; to ignite. To be held back or impeded. To hesitate, as if momentarily stuck. To spread by contagion. To serve well or poorly for catching, especially for catching fish. To hit someone in a specific place. To be hit by something. To touch or be touched by, especially wind or light. To entrap or trip up a person, especially deceptively. To become pregnant. To marry or enter into a similar relationship with a man. To handle an exception. To play a specific period of time as the catcher. To end a player's innings by catching a hit ball before the first bounce. To lower one's oars into the water at the beginning of the stroke. To contact a wave in such a way that one can ride it back to shore. To deliver or assist in the delivery of a baby. To germinate and set down roots. To turn over. To receive wind; to be blown on.

Example sentence: Yes'm, old friends is always best, 'less you can catch a new one that's fit to make an old one out of.

Capture

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An act of capturing.Something that has been captured; a captive.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To take control of.To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitationTo reproduce convincingly.To remove or take control of an opponent's piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers.)

Example sentence: On the subject of Osama bin Laden... we will track him down. We will capture him. We will bring him to justice, and I will follow him to the gates of hell.

We hope you now know whether to use Catch or Capture in your sentence.

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