捕らえる

とらえる

to catch

N2 #9,821

Meanings

also 捉える · 捕える

  1. ichidan verb, transitive to catch; to capture; to seize; to arrest; to grab; to catch hold of
  2. to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to capture (e.g. features)
  3. to captivate; to move (one's heart)

Its kanji

In sentences

ボールを捕とらえて。 Catch the ball. #1622556

警察けいさつは殺人犯さつじんはんを捕とらえた。 The police have caught the murderer. #176180

我々われわれはその泥棒どろぼうを捕とらえた。 We captured the thief. #186043

今日きょうの午後ごごやっと彼かれを捕とらえた。 I managed to get a hold of him this afternoon. #171927