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| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | catch on |
| he/she/it | catches on |
| present participle | catching on |
| past tense | caught on |
| past participle | caught on |
- 1to become popular or fashionable
Sports drinks have caught on as consumers have become more health-conscious.
catch on with:Cruise control initially was thought of as a luxury item, but slowly caught on with car buyers at other levels.
- 2to understand
He didn’t catch on at first.
catch on to:Then I caught on to what it was the guy was saying.
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