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Meanings of
catch on
in English
Portuguese
entender
Catalan
comprendre
Spanish
comprender
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Understand, usually after some initial difficulty.
tumble
twig
get wise
get onto
latch on
cotton on
get it
Portuguese
entender
Usage of
catch on
in English
1
The resulting lower prices could help the technology
catch
on
far quicker.
2
The hinges are on one trunk and the
catch
on
the other.
3
We think it will
catch
on
,
said Omega ATS President Mike Bignell.
4
Steel cases offered the remains of the day's
catch
on
crushed ice.
5
Instead, the brass
catch
on
top of the case popped open easily.
6
The exchanges initiative has failed to
catch
on
with banks so far.
7
It was Walker's third
catch
on
the drive, good for 55 yards.
8
It was a powerful idea, but it took time to
catch
on
.
9
That's pretty amazing; I never expected it to
catch
on
that quickly.
10
Or maybe we just don't believe that they will
catch
on
here.
11
Within hours, I watched St. Louis
catch
on
to what had happened.
12
I never dreamt that they would
catch
on
the way they did.
13
If you know figures, you can
catch
on
in half a day.
14
Think that kind of arrangement could ever
catch
on
in this country?
15
It is doubtful that these will
catch
on
with the wider public.
16
HP tablets made using Palm's webOS operating system failed to
catch
on
.
Other examples for "catch on"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
catch
on
catch
Verb
Preposition
Translations for
catch on
Portuguese
entender
Catalan
comprendre
entendre´s
Spanish
comprender
Catch on
through the time
Catch on
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common
South Africa
Common
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