catch on

• فعل مركب يُستخدم للدلالة على فهم شيء ما، أو على انتشار شيء وذيوعه وصيرورته رائجًا أو مُحبَّبًا لدى الناس.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of understanding something, becoming popular, or becoming fashionable.

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1. informal

   To become popular or fashionable.

   يُصبح شائعًا

   • The new dance move quickly caught on with teenagers.
   • Electric cars are finally catching on in many countries.
   • The trend of remote work caught on after the pandemic.

   المرادفاتcatch firespreadtake off

2. informal

   To understand or grasp a concept or idea.

   يفهم

   • It took him a while to catch on to the joke.
   • She quickly caught on to how the software works.
   • The students finally caught on to the math problem.

   المرادفاتcomprehendcotton onfigure outgetgrasplatch onseetwigunderstandwise up

   الأضدادmissmisunderstand

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