English Dictionary
Definition catch in British English
catch
verb
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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- One-star words are commonly used
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verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
to stop and hold something that is moving through the air, especially an object that someone throws
to get on a train, bus, plane, or boat that is travelling somewhere
to find someone doing something that they do not expect you to see, especially something wrong or illegal
The railway companies had all been caught completely unprepared by the sudden snowfalls.
to have a sudden effect on something such as someone's attention or imagination
His campaign seems to have caught the imagination of many other Germans.
Brian caught chickenpox from his nephew.
I'm sorry, I didn't catch your name.
to find someone available to talk by going to or telephoning them at the place where they are
to hit someone on a part of their body

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