catch on
English
Pronunciation
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Verb
catch on (third-person singular simple present catches on, present participle catching on, simple past and past participle caught on)
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To begin to understand; to realize.
- He didn't have to explain; I caught on right away.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To become popular; to become commonplace; to become the standard.
- It's a crummy idea, and I certainly hope it does not catch on.
- At first, many people didn't like that kind of music, but after a while it caught on.
- (intransitive, New England, dated, of food) To become stuck to the cooking vessel; to brown or burn slightly.
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Antonyms
- (become commonplace or standard): go the way of the dinosaurs
Translations
to become popular
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