English Word Catch Meaning and Definition

Word of the Day: Catch

simple	past	past participle
catch	caught	caught

The word “catch” is a popular verb that we use when receiving something in our hands:

There are other ways to use this verb:

You might catch a cold if you don’t keep warm. (catch a cold = sickness with sneezing, coughing, and fatigue)
Melissa thinks she caught a cold.
Did you catch what that guy just said? (catch = hear)
You’re going to have to work harder to catch up to the other students. (catch up = reach the same level of progress)
He got his finger caught in a door. (be or get caught = stuck; injured)
The new product hasn’t really caught on with the general public. (catch on = become popular)
All of this dry grass could catch on fire very easily. (catch on fire= ignite)
What did he use to catch all of those fish? (catch fish = take fish from the water using a net or a fishing pole and bait.)

These sentences use “catch” as a noun:

Wow! Look at the size of that fish! Nice catch! (catch = a fish)
Linda was happy that one of her accountants found an error in the report. That saved the company a lot of money. “Nice catch,” she said. (catch = a person prevents a problem)
Tom thinks he would be a good catch for any woman, but most people would disagree with that opinion. (A good catch or a nice catch is a person who would be a good mate in a relationship.)
You can get the product at 50% off the regular price, but there’s a catch. You have to arrive before 6 a.m. and stand in line. (a catch = a condition)

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