🤲catch

verb
/kætʃ/

Meaning

to seize, take hold of, or capture something that is moving
to grab something that is moving; to get a disease; to understand

Example Sentences

He managed to catch the ball.

Can you catch the ball I'm throwing?

Example Expressions

catch someone's eye

Synonyms

grab, seize, capture, grasp, snatch, get
Entry 1
grab, seize, capture, grasp, snatch
Entry 2
grab, seize, capture, get

Antonyms

release, drop, lose, throw, miss
Entry 1
release, drop, lose
Entry 2
throw, release, drop, miss

Collocations

catch a bus, catch fire, catch cold, catch attention, catch a ball, catch a cold, catch sight, catch up with
Entry 1
catch a bus, catch fire, catch cold, catch attention
Entry 2
catch a ball, catch a cold, catch fire, catch sight, catch up with

More Example Sentences

He must leave early to catch the train.

We occasionally meet online to catch up.

I did not catch the first sentence, ma'am.

Do you want to catch up over coffee at 4pm?

They have a flight to catch early tomorrow.

Do you want to catch up over lunch on Monday?

Do you want to catch up over a coffee tonight?

Do you want to catch up over dinner on Sunday?

You can catch the public bus to Mirpur at Farmgate.

You can catch the metro rail to Mirpur at Farmgate.

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