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catch on

VERB
  1. become popular
    This fashion caught on in Paris
  2. understand, usually after some initial difficulty
    She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on

How To Use catch on In A Sentence

  • Wait a minute! I'm beginning to catch on.
  • But men are generally not as adventurous with their style as women, so this one might not catch on, except with Will and Shane, the most directional male fashionistas I know.
  • Also, sea planes, when they take off or land, are quite vulnerable to what we call submerged debris, little things in the ocean that might catch on one of the wing floats as you might see on the picture there. CNN Transcript Dec 19, 2005
  • She works long hours packing up the colorful plastic discs whose purpose mystifies her--the Frisbee has yet to catch on in Hong Kong. Kerry Trueman: You May Not Be Into Plastic, But Plastic Is Way Into You
  • Basketball, handball, and volleyball are modern sports that are beginning to catch on.
  • With a few hours of ski lessons, many beginners catch on well enough to find themselves hooked for life on a downhill descent.
  • The idea of glasses being a fashion item has been slow to catch on.
  • The pigs dined well that night and I can say that while I have yet to catch one on rod and reel in the water, I have "hunted" one on land with a falchion! Fried Carp, Anyone?
  • Usually when you catch one and open it, you'll find the tank full of ugly chemicals like lithium pentafluorophenyl borate etherate, methoxyphenyl-boronic acid or naphthylboronic acid. Sun of Suns
  • Catch one's heart,never be apart.
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