catch
/kætʃ/
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Translation
To take hold of something that is moving through the air with your hands.
Word origin
From Old French cachier, meaning to catch or chase, from Latin captare.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- cachier
Grammar
Verb typeirregular (catch, catches, caught)
Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.
Examples
ball.
"Catch" means to take hold of something moving through the air.
bus .
"Catches" is the form used with he, she, or it.
ball .
"Caught" is the past form of "catch".
To catch is to take hold of something that is moving through the air with your hands. The past form is "caught".
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