Showing 7 phrasal verbs and 16 definitions related to the verb 'Catch'.
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Catch at phrasal verb
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Meaning: Take or grab hold of something
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: She CAUGHT AT my sleeve as I was leaving and said she needed to talk to me.
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Meaning: Take or grab hold of something
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Catch on phrasal verb
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Meaning: Become popular
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» Example: Many critics were shocked when techno CAUGHT ON in the clubs. -
Meaning: Finally understand what is going on
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: Everyone else realised what was happening, but it took Henry ages to CATCH ON.
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Meaning: Become popular
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Catch out phrasal verb
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Meaning: Trick
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: The exam is designed to CATCH you OUT. -
Meaning: Discover or prove that someone is lying
(Separable [obligatory] | International English)
» Example: He CAUGHT me OUT when he checked my story with my previous employer. -
Meaning: Put someone in an unexpected and difficult situation (often passive)
(Separable [obligatory] | International English)
» Example: We were CAUGHT OUT in the storm.
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Meaning: Trick
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Catch up phrasal verb
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Meaning: Get work, etc, up to date.
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: I was ill for a fortnight and now I've got to CATCH UP on the work I missed. -
Meaning: Reach someone who was ahead of you
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: He started well, but I CAUGHT him UP on the third lap.
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Meaning: Get work, etc, up to date.
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Catch up in phrasal verb
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Meaning: Become involved, often against one’s will
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: The tourists were CAUGHT UP IN the violence of the revolution.
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Meaning: Become involved, often against one’s will
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Catch up on phrasal verb
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Meaning: Do something that should have been done earlier
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» Example: I'm going home to CATCH UP ON my sleep. -
Meaning: Reminisce with an old friend after not seeing them for a while
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: I hadn't seen her for years, so we spent the afternoon CATCHING UP ON old times.
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Meaning: Do something that should have been done earlier
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Catch up with phrasal verb
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Meaning: Do something that should have been done earlier
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» Example: I'm going home to CATCH UP WITH my sleep. -
Meaning: Meet someone after a period of time and find out what they have been doing
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» Example: I CAUGHT UP WITH her at the conference. -
Meaning: When something negative starts to have an effect
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» Example: His criminal behaviour is starting to CATCH UP WITH him. -
Meaning: Punish someone after they have been doing something wrong for a long time
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» Example: The tax authorities CAUGHT UP WITH me for not submitting my tax returns. -
Meaning: Learn something new that many people already understand
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: My mother's trying to CATCH UP WITH computers.
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Meaning: Do something that should have been done earlier