Capture, apprehend and seize are synonyms of entrapment.
Capture is the action of apprehending, seizing or pillaging . It is a verb that comes from the French word attraper .
For example: “The police chief promised to catch the three fugitives,” “I jumped to catch the ball and when I fell I hurt my right foot,” “To catch prey, this animal can remain hidden among the trees.” for several hours."
Examples of catch
The concept is usually used to refer to the act of capturing someone who is escaping . The thieves, in this context, try to escape from the security forces agents whose obligation is to catch them. Catching prison escapees is also a duty of state authorities.
When a person discovers another person who is committing some type of offense, we also talk about catching. Suppose a man is walking down the street when he sees his wife kissing another individual. “I caught you! "You can't deny that you are deceiving me, I saw you with my own eyes," the victim of deception may blurt out.
Picking something up in the air can be referred to as catching.
The concept in cinema
There are numerous films that have used this verb in question for their title. Among the most significant are the following:
- «Catch a murderer» . It is a feature film that was released in 1992 and that adapts a real case. We are referring to a man, a model neighbor and always willing to help others, who under that sweet appearance hid something darker: he was a murderer and rapist. Among the actors who made up the cast of this production were Brian Dennehy and Margot Kidder .
- "Catch a thief." It is one of the most relevant films in the history of cinema and, specifically, in the filmography of Alfred Hitchcock . Cary Grant and Grace Kelly are the leading actors in this 1955 film that tells how a retired white-collar thief becomes the main suspect in a series of major robberies. However, he is innocent and to prove it he will not hesitate to help solve them.
- "Catch me if you can" . Steven Spielberg es quien se encuentra detrás de este largometraje de 2002 que está basado en la vida de un personaje real: Frank Abagnale Jr. . Se trata de un joven que con tan solo 19 años había conseguido amasar una enorme fortuna después de haberse hecho pasar por abogado, piloto de aviones, médico, empresario… Leonardo DiCaprio fue el encargado de darle vida a ese protagonista, mientras que al policía que intenta apresarle le interpretaba Tom Hanks .
Other uses of the term catch
The idea of catching, on the other hand, is used with respect to the act of understanding or interpreting something complex : “I didn't think it would take so long to catch the new topic that the chemistry teacher explained,” “I'm going to catch it, no. Don't worry: in the meantime I will continue reading the instructions .
Picking something up in the air , before it falls to the ground, is another action that can be mentioned as catching: “If I throw the keys to you from here… do you think you can catch them?” , “The player strained and threw himself to catch the ball.”