Catch on
/kæʧ ɑn /B1
PreIntermediate
1. To begin to understand something or figure out what is going on.
- After a few minutes of explaining, she began to catch on to the concept.
- It took him a while to catch on to the new software, but he eventually did.
2. To become popular or fashionable among people.
- The new dance craze is starting to catch on with teens across the country.
- The trend caught on quickly and soon everyone was wearing bright yellow shoes.
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