catch

US /kætʃ, kɛtʃ/

UK /kætʃ/

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noun

  • Amount of something that has been caught
  • Trick or something trying to deceive

verb

  • To stop something flying and hold it
  • To stop something and not let it go, e.g. animals
  • To get sick or get a disease from someone else
  • To find someone to do something, a task
  • To get stuck on or in something
  • To be trapped so you can’t escape
  • To be able to understand what someone is saying