Used in a Sentence

recapture

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for recapture.

Editorial note

Maybe you could even recapture some of your expenses by blackmailing people or betting on falling Bitcoin prices.

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

The act of capturing again.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of recapture gathered in one view.

noun

The act of capturing again.

verb

To capture something for a second or subsequent time, especially after a loss.

noun

That which is captured back; a prize retaken.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for recapture.

verb

To capture something for a second or subsequent time, especially after a loss.

noun

That which is captured back; a prize retaken.

verb

(chess) To capture an opponent's piece immediately after it has captured on the same square.

Example sentences

1

Maybe you could even recapture some of your expenses by blackmailing people or betting on falling Bitcoin prices.

2

It appars that no one makes it to the end of their natural life before recapture.

3

On the other hand the developer spend more time in education not getting paid and has to recapture this investment.

4

Battletoads was also hard, but I'm not dying for someone to recapture the magic of the last level.

5

One is to vehemently deny that these people are feminists, and recapture the label.

6

On all the islands that US Marines/soldiers fought on to recapture from Japan, Japanese units were usually wiped to the last man.

7

I imagine their churn was horrendous, because when I left their platform there was nothing to try and recapture me.

8

Rather, this seems like an attempt to recapture the lost imaginative potential of early childhood by limiting oneself to the limited vocabulary of a toddler.

9

It's a perfectly reasonable policy to recapture unused accounts.

10

It appears he is trying to recapture the industry.

11

Adding an electric motor/generator to this allows you to recapture energy that is normally wasted slowing back down, so it can be reused to re-accelerate back up to speed.

12

By browsing the classic section I find I can recapture some of what the message board was like when I joined nearly six years ago.

Quote examples

1

I wonder if you could use your propeller as a "wind turbine" when landing to recapture some energy?

2

> I wonder if you could use your propeller as a "wind turbine" when landing to recapture some energy?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use recapture in a sentence?

Maybe you could even recapture some of your expenses by blackmailing people or betting on falling Bitcoin prices.

What does recapture mean?

The act of capturing again.

What part of speech is recapture?

recapture is commonly used as noun, verb.