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Old 13-May-2008, 07:33
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Cool Captivated/Conquered me?

Hello amigos!

She captivated/conquered me since/from the first time I met her.

Do these verbs have the same meaning in the sentence?
Which preposition fits better in the sample?

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Default Re: Captivated/Conquered me?

Captivated and conquered have different meanings. I assume you want to say you liked her a lot and she had your full attention. So you need to use captivated and only "from" works with this verb tense.
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"She captivated me the moment I met her."
"He was captivated by her beauty."

conquer (as one meaning):gain the love, admiration, or respect of a person or group of people : "The Beatles were to leave Liverpool and conquer the world."
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..and their music captivated the world.

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