capitalise

verb (capitalise, capitalises, capitalised, capitalising)

«capitalise» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

To write a letter as a capital (A, B, C) or start a word with a capital letter. tree →
To use a situation to get an advantage: «capitalise on a mistake». tree →
(money) To provide money (capital) for a business. tree →

In the lessons

In English lessons, you capitalise the first word of a sentence, names, days, months, «I» and places. In sport and stories, a team capitalises on the other team's mistakes. Phrase: capitalise on.

Examples

Remember to capitalise the first word of every sentence. tree →
Capitalise names like London and Monday. tree →
Our team capitalised on their mistake and scored. tree →
She capitalised on her success to start a shop. tree →
Don't capitalise the whole word – it looks like shouting. tree →

Note

UK spelling: capitalise; US spelling: capitalize. Use «capitalise on» for taking advantage.

On Mova

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