catch on
verb
caught on; catching on; catches on
1
: to become aware : learn
2
: to become popular
this idea has already caught on
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Examples of catch on in a Sentence
she caught on to the fact that they were planning a surprise party
he finally caught on to the concept of phototaxis
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Though both wear hats and masks and keep their heads down, there is one full-face photo caught on the Ring as a delivery man picks up the two-month-old mattress.
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Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
Last year, a tourist was arrested after he was caught on video defacing the wall of the Colosseum in Rome by carving a love note into it.
—Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Two structures caught on fire, the Los Angeles Fire Department said, and there were no reported injuries.
—Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
According to Fox News affiliate, KDFW, 29-year-old Terron Deshaun Hadnot was on the run after fleeing from an SUV that was reportedly stolen, and after an entertaining police chase, which was all caught on camera.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2024
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Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
Last year, a tourist was arrested after he was caught on video defacing the wall of the Colosseum in Rome by carving a love note into it.
—Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Two structures caught on fire, the Los Angeles Fire Department said, and there were no reported injuries.
—Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
According to Fox News affiliate, KDFW, 29-year-old Terron Deshaun Hadnot was on the run after fleeing from an SUV that was reportedly stolen, and after an entertaining police chase, which was all caught on camera.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Catch on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catch%20on. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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