capio

Verb

1. (conjugation-3, iō-variant) to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
2. (conjugation-3, iō-variant) to take on, adopt
3. (conjugation-3, iō-variant) to hold, to contain
4. (conjugation-3, iō-variant) to occupy, to possess
5. (conjugation-3, iō-variant) to take hold of, to take possession of, to possess
6. (conjugation-3, iō-variant) to take in, to comprehend, to understand
7. (conjugation-3, iō-variant) to choose, select, elect
8. (conjugation-3, iō-variant) to reach (usually indicates traveling by sea)
9. (conjugation-3, iō-variant) to take in, to receive
10. (conjugation-3, iō-variant) to get, to receive (said of property, value, money)
11. (conjugation-3, iō-variant) to captivate, to charm, to fascinate, to enchant

Noun

1. (declension-3) A taking
2. (declension-3) The right of property acquired by prescription

Opposite of

nesciō, ignōrō

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈka.pi.oː]

Etymology

Inherited from Old Latin kapiō, from Proto-Italic *kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti, from the root *kap- (“to seize, grab”).
Cognate with Albanian kap, Breton kavout, Welsh cael, English have, heave, Lithuanian kàmpt, and Ancient Greek κάπτω (káptō).

Concepts

take

comprehend

grab

seize

nab

arrest

understand

hold up

injure

know

nail

rent

snatch

take hold

take in charge

choose

withhold information

attack

👊

capture

grapple

grasp

have up

hire

Synonyms

sumo

video

👀

teneo

scio

prehendo

intellego

percipio

arrestare

🛑

subadio

comprehendō

comprehendo

intellegō

conspicio

👀

exaudio

interpretor

subaudio

Translations

prendre

nehmen

tomar

tomar

prendere

παίρνω

brać

agafar

pegar

wziąć

almak

prendre

compreender

nemen

verstehen