The story of the young wizard has captured the imagination of the world's children.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
capture someone's imagination — capture someone’s interest/imagination/attention/ phrase to make someone interested in or excited about something Her story captured the interest of the world’s media. Thesaurus: to make someone feel excited, enthusiastic or impressedsynonym … Useful english dictionary
capture/catch someone's imagination — to make someone very interested or excited Her books have captured the imaginations of children from around the world. The story caught the public imagination. [=the public became very interested in the story] • • • Main Entry: ↑imagination … Useful english dictionary
capture someone's interest — capture someone’s interest/imagination/attention/ phrase to make someone interested in or excited about something Her story captured the interest of the world’s media. Thesaurus: to make someone feel excited, enthusiastic or impressedsynonym … Useful english dictionary
capture someone's attention — capture someone’s interest/imagination/attention/ phrase to make someone interested in or excited about something Her story captured the interest of the world’s media. Thesaurus: to make someone feel excited, enthusiastic or impressedsynonym … Useful english dictionary
capture — cap|ture1 W3 [ˈkæptʃə US ər] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(person)¦ 2¦(place/thing )¦ 3¦(animal)¦ 4¦(film/record/art)¦ 5 capture somebody s imagination/attention etc 6 capture somebody s heart 7¦(business/politics)¦ 8 capture the headlines 9¦(computer)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
capture — 1 verb (T) 1 PERSON to catch someone in order to make them a prisoner: Government troops have succeeded in capturing the rebel leader. 2 PLACE to get control of a place that previously belonged to an enemy by fighting for it: The town of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
capture — cap|ture1 [ kæptʃər ] verb transitive ** ▸ 1 catch person/animal ▸ 2 take equipment/place ▸ 3 express how someone/something is ▸ 4 record in movie/photo ▸ 5 in games like chess ▸ 6 put data on computer ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) to catch someone so that… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
capture — [[t]kæ̱ptʃə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ captures, capturing, captured 1) VERB If you capture someone or something, you catch them, especially in a war. [V n] The guerrillas shot down one aeroplane and captured the pilot... [V n] The whole town celebrated when… … English dictionary
capture — I UK [ˈkæptʃə(r)] / US [ˈkæptʃər] verb [transitive] Word forms capture : present tense I/you/we/they capture he/she/it captures present participle capturing past tense captured past participle captured ** 1) a) to catch someone so that they… … English dictionary
imagination — i|ma|gi|na|tion W3S3 [ıˌmædʒıˈneıʃən] n 1.) [U and C] the ability to form pictures or ideas in your mind ▪ You don t have to use your imagination when you re watching television. ▪ Children often have very vivid imaginations . ▪ There is a lack… … Dictionary of contemporary English
imagination — noun 1 (C, U) the ability to form pictures or ideas in your mind: Children often have very vivid imaginations. | With a little imagination, he could visualize the old house as a luxury hotel. 2 (U) something that is caused only by your mind, and… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
