She raced to catch the toddler before he could make it out of the front gate.
‘Can’t catch me,’ her brother shouted as he ran up the stairs.
Several times she’d caught him staring at her.
Diana was caught red-handed taking money from her mother’s purse.
Burglars who are caught in the act have little chance of escaping punishment.
They’ve been trying to catch her at it, but she’s too clever.
People lined the streets outside the theatre to catch a glimpse of her.
As she went out, she caught sight of herself in the mirror.
Adam caught a whiff of expensive perfume as she passed by.
We were caught in a heavy storm.
Sorry I’m late – I got caught in traffic.
She got caught up in a clash between protesters and police.

| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | catch at |
| he/she/it | catches at |
| present participle | catching at |
| past tense | caught at |
| past participle | caught at |

| 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 |
He didn’t catch on at first.
Then I caught on to what it was the man was saying.

| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | catch out |
| he/she/it | catches out |
| present participle | catching out |
| past tense | caught out |
| past participle | caught out |

| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | catch up |
| he/she/it | catches up |
| present participle | catching up |
| past tense | caught up |
| past participle | caught up |

| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | catch up with |
| he/she/it | catches up with |
| present participle | catching up with |
| past tense | caught up with |
| past participle | caught up with |
This is the British English definition of catch. View American English definition of catch
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