catch on

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour indiquer le fait de comprendre quelque chose, ou de devenir populaire ou à la mode.

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

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · intransitif · phrasal, sans objet

1. informal

   To become popular or fashionable.

   devenir populaire

   • 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.

   Synonymescatch firespreadtake off

2. informal

   To understand or grasp a concept or idea.

   comprendre

   • 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.

   Synonymescomprehendcotton onfigure outgetgrasplatch onseetwigunderstandwise up

   Antonymesmissmisunderstand

Verbe de basecatch