caught

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /kɔːt/
• Rhymes: -ɔːt
• (US) IPA: /kɔt/
• (cot–caught merger) /kɑt/

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Adverb

caught (not comparable)

1. (cricket) Of the method of being out in which the striker hits the ball and a fielder catches it.

Verb

caught

1. Simple past tense and past participle of catch.

Derived terms

• caught in the act
• caught red-handed
• caught with one's hand in the cookie jar

Statistics

• Most common English words before 1923: struck · man's · write · #651: caught · below · window · instead