English Explanatory Dictionary

catch on

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To understand; to begin to understand; to realize.
  2. To become popular; to become commonplace; to become the standard.
  3. To become stuck to the cooking vessel; to brown or burn slightly.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

catch on catches on catching on caught on

Synonyms

cotton on glom on

Antonyms

go the way of the dinosaurs

Related words

catch fire catch oneself on catch on fire catch up
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