catch to see or notice something for a moment, but not clearly or completely: She caught sight of a car in the distance. He caught a glimpse ...

​[singular] (old-fashioned) a person that other people see as a good person to marry, employ, etc. He's a good catch. Word Origin ...

hold; 1[transitive] catch something to stop and hold a moving object, especially in your hands She managed to catch the keys as they fell.

catch · 1[countable] an act of catching something, for example a ball to make a great catch · 2[countable] the total amount of things that are caught a huge catch ...

A device for fastening or checking the motion of something, esp. a latch or other mechanism for fastening a door, window, etc.

To grip, trap, or entangle (a person or thing); to hold fast to, preventing or hindering movement. Chiefly in passive.

Definition of caught verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. caught verb /kɔːt/ /kɔːt/ past tense, past participle of catch. Catch · Get caught up in · Be caught up in · Line-caught

Definition of catch on phrasal verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, ...

catch up · ​to reach somebody who is ahead by going faster. Go on ahead. I'll catch up with you. I'll catch you up. · ​to reach the same level or standard as ...

​(of an emotion or a mood) passing quickly from one person to another synonym infectious. Try to be as enthusiastic as possible (enthusiasm is catching)!.