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VocabJLPT N1

to be captured

Ichidan VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

1. to be caught
2. to be captured
3. to be seized with (fear, etc.)

This verb means to be captured or imprisoned, but more broadly it means to be caught up in or bound by something, such as a fixed idea or preconception. The phrase とらわれる often appears in expressions warning against being trapped by past thinking or prejudice.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

The subject of the interview only said, "My people were caught."

Sentence 2

The suspect attempted to flee but was apprehended at the scene.

Sentence 3

The security footage showed the intruder being caught almost immediately.

Sentence 4

She told me the ringleader of the fraud group got caught.

Sentence 5

Look, that bug is trapped inside the cup!