Meaning

1 senses

  1. To gain respect.

Origin

From catch + recognition where the word recognition is abbreviated and re-spelled accordin

From catch + recognition where the word recognition is abbreviated and re-spelled according to eye dialect as wreck.

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Forms

catches wreck, catching wreck, caught wreck, caught wreck
Base formcatch wreck · to catch wreck
3rd person singularcatches wreck
Present participlecatching wreck
Past simplecaught wreck
Past participlecaught wreck

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycatch wreck
he, she, itcatches wreck

Past simpleLesson

all personscaught wreck

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave caught wreck
he, she, ithas caught wreck

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill catch wreck

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
catastrophicB2catboycatchA1catchercatchyB2categoricallycategorizeB1
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