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KACH/kætʃ/

Hands (or a bag, or a bus) stop something that is moving. Catch the ball. Catch the bus means reach it before it leaves — very useful. Catch a cold is a set phrase for becoming ill. Past: caught, not “catched.”

Meaning

To stop and hold something that is moving, such as a ball or a bus.

Examples

• “Catch the ball!”
• “I need to catch the eight o'clock bus.”
• “She caught the keys with one hand.”

Good to know

catch the ball / catch the bus. Past: caught. catch a cold = become ill.

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