catch on

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar que alguém entendeu algo ou que algo se tornou popular ou moda.

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

incontável · verbo irregular · intransitivo · phrasal, sem objeto

1. informal

   To become popular or fashionable.

   Tornar-se popular

   • 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.

   Sinônimoscatch firespreadtake off

2. informal

   To understand or grasp a concept or idea.

   Entender

   • 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.

   Sinônimoscomprehendcotton onfigure outgetgrasplatch onseetwigunderstandwise up

   Antônimosmissmisunderstand

Verbo basecatch