Analysis Complete

latch on

/ latch on /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
adopt
"take up new ideas"
Type of:
espouse embrace adopt
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
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
6
Times Searched
3
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espouse embrace adopt get the picture comprehend savvy