latch on

latc·hon

uncommon

verb

1.

“take up new ideas”

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2.

understand, usually after some initial difficulty

“She didn”

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Grammar

Verb: transitive or intransitive

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

Sentence patterns

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s

Nearby words

latch latched latchkey latchkey child latchstring late late late-night hour latecomer lateen

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