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单词 catches on
释义

catch on

verb

caught on; catching on; catches on

intransitive verb

1
: to become aware : learn
also : understand
didn't catch on to what was going on
2
: to become popular
this idea has already caught on

Synonyms

  • ascertain
  • discover
  • find out
  • get on (to)
  • hear
  • learn
  • realize
  • see
  • wise (up)
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Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined at sense 1

catches on

verb

present tense third-person singular of catch on
as in works out

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • works out
  • comes off
  • goes over
  • pans out
  • succeeds
  • clicks
  • delivers
  • goes
  • flourishes
  • thrives
  • cooks
  • prospers
  • percolates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • strikes out
  • washes out
  • fails
  • founders
  • misses
  • bombs
  • collapses
  • folds
  • flops
  • struggles
  • flunks
  • languishes
  • flounders
  • declines
  • falls down
  • wanes
  • slips
  • sinks
  • slumps
  • crumbles
  • skids
  • flames out
  • crashes
  • craters
  • chokes
  • miscarries
  • cracks up
  • misfires
  • implodes
  • goes under
  • self-destructs
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