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