捕まえる
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Meanings
- to catch, to capture, to arrest, to seize, to restrain
- to grab, to clutch, to grasp, to seize, to hold on to
- to catch hold of (someone), to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street), to hail (a taxi, waiter, etc.), to hold (someone) back, to detain
- towards (someone), at (someone), in (someone's) face
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Example sentences
The cat caught a mouse.
The police caught the criminal.
I was not able to hail a taxi.
I caught an insect and observed it.
I was stopped by a stranger on the street and asked for directions.
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