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• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения начала понимания или осознания чего-либо, часто после периода замешательства или неосведомлённости.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of beginning to understand or realize something, often after a period of confusion or lack of awareness.

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, inseparable

1. informalbritish

   To begin to understand or realize something, often after a period of confusion.

   Понять

   • It took a while, but she finally cottoned on to what he was saying.
   • He didn't cotton on to the joke until everyone else was laughing.
   • The students quickly cottoned on to the new teaching method.

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