Kilo Lingo

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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This word is part of lesson 7.