English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Capture Pronunciation
Capture is pronounced KAP-cher, IPA /ˈkæptʃɝ/.
KAP-cher
US /ˈkæptʃɝ/ · UK /ˈkæptʃə/
Syllables: KAP · cher (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
verb; also noun: To catch and hold a person, animal or place by force, or to record something so it can be kept.
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Capture in a Sentence
- The photograph captures the mood of the evening.
- Troops captured the bridge before dawn.
- The capture of the fort ended the campaign.
Common Mispronunciations of Capture
Not KAP-toor
Those four final letters collapse to cher, the way they do in picture, nature and lecture. A full toor sounds Victorian.
Not kap-CHOOR
Nothing in the second half of this word is loud. It leads on KAP and falls away.
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