Analysis Complete

catch on

/ catch on /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
become popular
"This fashion caught on in paris"
Type of:
change
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 2
understand, usually after some initial difficulty
"She didn''t know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"
Type of:
get the picture comprehend savvy
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
35%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
4
Times Searched
3
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change get the picture comprehend savvy