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CATCH ON

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Dictionary entry overview: What does catch on mean?

• CATCH ON (verb)
The verb CATCH ON has 2 senses:

1. understand, usually after some initial difficulty
2. become popular

Familiarity information: CATCH ON used as a verb is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CATCH ON (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Understand, usually after some initial difficulty

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

catch on; cotton on; get it; get onto; get wise; twig; latch on; tumble

Context example:

She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on

Hypernyms (to "catch on" is one way to...):

apprehend; compass; comprehend; dig; get the picture; grasp; grok; savvy (get the meaning of something)

Sentence frames:

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

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Become popular

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

This fashion caught on in Paris

Hypernyms (to "catch on" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

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