catch on
Verb
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Verb
catch on
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To begin to understand; to realize.
- He didn't have to explain; I caught on right away.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To become popular; to become commonplace; to become the standard.
- It's a crummy idea, and I certainly hope it does not catch on.
- At first, many people didn't like that kind of music, but after a while it caught on.
- (intransitive, New England, dated, of food) To become stuck to the cooking vessel; to brown or burn slightly.
- (become commonplace or standard) go the way of the dinosaurs
- French: se répandre
- Italian: diffondersi, attecchire
- Spanish: calar, cuajar
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