what does catch on mean?
CATCH ON as VERB
- Meaning
Usage Example(s)
- This fashion caught on in paris
Hypernyms(s) catch on is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- understand, usually after some initial difficulty
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- She didn”t know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on
Hypernyms(s) catch on is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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