Meaning

22 senses

  1. (countable)The act of seizing or capturing.

    The catch of the perpetrator was the product of a year of police work.

    the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

  2. (countable)The act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball.

    The player made an impressive catch.

    Nice catch!

    the act of catching an object with the hands

  3. (countable)The act of noticing, understanding or hearing.

    Good catch. I never would have remembered that.

  4. (uncountable)The game of catching a ball.

    The kids love to play catch.

    a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth

  5. (countable)Something which is captured or caught.

    The fishermen took pictures of their catch.

    The catch amounted to five tons of swordfish.

    Fang

    уло́вulóv, добы́чаdobýča

    the quantity that was caught

  6. (broadly, colloquial, countable)A find, in particular a boyfriend or girlfriend or prospective spouse.

    Did you see his latest catch?

    He's a good catch.

    Fang

  7. (countable)A stopping mechanism, especially a clasp which stops something from opening.

    She installed a sturdy catch to keep her cabinets closed tight.

    защёлкаzaščólka, задви́жкаzadvížka, запо́рzapór

  8. (countable)A hesitation in voice, caused by strong emotion.

    There was a catch in his voice when he spoke his father's name.

    a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)

  9. (countable)A concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation.

    It sounds like a great idea, but what's the catch?

    Be careful, that's a catch question.

    Haken

    подво́хpodvóx

  10. (countable)A crick; a sudden muscle pain during unaccustomed positioning when the muscle is in use.

    I bent over to see under the table and got a catch in my side.

  11. (countable)A fragment of music or poetry.

  12. (countable)A crop which has germinated and begun to grow.

Examples

4601 sentences

  1. I was caught in the rain.

    Я потрапив під дощ. — deniko

    ruПопал под дождь. — evkon

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  2. I was caught in a shower.

    Мене спіймали в душі. — aandrusiak

    ruЯ попала под ливень. — marafon

    deIch bin in einen Regenschauer geraten. — Dejo

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  3. You must catch the animal alive.

    Мусиш упіймати тварину живою. — deniko

    ruВам нужно поймать животное живым. — joulin

    deDu musst das Tier lebendig fangen. — Sudajaengi

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  4. I didn't catch your last name.

    Я не розчув твоє прізвище. — deniko

    ruЯ не расслышал вашу фамилию. — Tonari

    deIch habe deinen Nachnamen nicht mitbekommen. — nemoli

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  5. The police caught up with him.

    Поліція наздогнала його. — ChickenKiev

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 4
the act of catching a ball:
that which is captured or caught:
a clasp which stops something from opening:
a hidden difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
the act of catching a ball:
a hidden difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation:

Origin

From Middle English cacchen, from Anglo-Norman cachier, variant of Old French chacier, fro

From Middle English cacchen, from Anglo-Norman cachier, variant of Old French chacier, from Late Latin captiāre, from Latin captāre, frequentative of capere. Akin to Modern French chasser (from Old French chacier) and Spanish cazar, and thus a doublet of chase. Compare ketch. Via PIE cognate with have. Displaced Middle English fangen ("to catch"; > Modern English fang (verb)), from Old English fōn (“to seize, take”); Middle English lacchen ("to catch" and heavily displaced Modern English latch), from Old English læċċan.

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Forms

plural: catches
Singularcatch
Pluralcatches

regular

Synonyms

35 synonyms
act of noticing:observationB1
quantity captured:takeB1haul
a find:prizeB1findA1conquestB2beau
stopping mechanism:stopA1chockclasphasplatch
hitchC2
hidden difficulty:problemA1trickA2snaggimmick
fragment of music:fragmentB1snippetC2bitA2snatch
refrain:refrainB2burdenB1chorus
act of capturing:captureB1collarB1seizure
the act of catching a ball:graspB2
Close in meaning
  • the act of catching an object with the hands:grabsnatchsnap
  • a restraint that checks the motion of something:stop
  • a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident:gimmick
  • a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect:match
  • the quantity that was caught:haul
  • the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal):apprehensionarrestcollarpinchtaking into custody

Word family

24 related words
Relatedcatchy
Derivedbody catchbullet catchbycatchcatch betcatch-breathcatch cropcatch-dogcatch fencecatchlinecatchmarkcatch-meadowcatch platecatch-ropecatch titlecatchworkcrowd catchfair catchglottal catchsafety catchshoestring catchtime catchcatch stepmiscatch

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • catch up with
  • caught a cold
  • to catch the
  • got caught
  • to catch up
  • catch the train
  • able to catch
  • catch the ball
  • caught in a
  • catch the bus
  • caught sight of
  • was caught in

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
cataractcatastropheB2catastrophicB2catboycatchercatchyB2categoricallycategorizeB1

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