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Synonyms for catch on

  • verb

Most common

get onto tumble latch on latch onto cotton on glom on

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Get onto

get it, get onto, tumble, twig informal, latch on, latch onto, get wise slang

2. Cotton on — chiefly followed by to, to (begin to) understand; to realize

cotton on, glom on

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    Chiefly followed by to: to (begin to) understand; to realize.

    She’s been catching on pretty well.

  2. v. 2

    Chiefly in the form catch oneself on: to cause (oneself) to get or regain a proper appreciation of a situation; to behave in the expected, sensible way; to stop fooling around or being silly.

Example sentences

  • tumble Tom is taking the washing out of the tumble dryer.

By length

4 letters
twig1
6 letters
tumble2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tumble2 = 2 syllables).

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