catch on

catc·hon

fairly common

verb

1.

understand, usually after some initial difficulty

“She didn”

Synonyms

2.

“This fashion caught on in paris”

Synonyms

catch on

Related words

Word family

catch one's breath

Broader terms

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Grammar

Verb: transitive or intransitive

verb
infinitive	catch on
3rd person	catch ons
past	catch oned
present participle	catch oning
past participle	catch oned

Sentence patterns

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

Nearby words

catch a wink catch cold catch crop catch fire catch it catch one's breath catch out catch phrase catch some Z's catch up

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