catch in English: To take hold of something that is moving through the air with your hands. (verb)

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

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"Catch" means to take hold of something moving through the air.

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"Catches" is the form used with he, she, or it.

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"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".

Related words

throw

To make something fly through the air by moving your arm and letting it go.

hold

To have something in your hands or arms and keep it there.

ball

A round object that you throw, kick, or hit in many games.

get

To receive or obtain something, or to become a certain way.

drop

To let something fall from your hand to the ground.

bust

To break something, or, in informal English, for the police to catch someone.

capture

To catch a person or an animal and hold them so that they cannot get away.

chase

To run after someone or something to try to catch them.

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