catch

Etymology
From, from , variant of Old French , from , from , frequentative of. Akin to Modern 🇨🇬 (from 🇨🇬) and 🇨🇬, and thus a. Compare. Displaced 🇨🇬 "to catch"; > Modern English, from 🇨🇬; 🇨🇬 "to catch" and heavily displaced Modern English, from 🇨🇬.

The verb became irregular, possibly under the influence of the semantically similar (from ), whose past tense was, ,  , until becoming regularised in Modern English.

Pronunciation

 * Noah Webster's American Dictionary (1828) regards as the "popular or common pronunciation." It is labeled "not infreq[uent]" in Kenyon & Knott (1949).
 * Noah Webster's American Dictionary (1828) regards as the "popular or common pronunciation." It is labeled "not infreq[uent]" in Kenyon & Knott (1949).
 * Noah Webster's American Dictionary (1828) regards as the "popular or common pronunciation." It is labeled "not infreq[uent]" in Kenyon & Knott (1949).
 * Noah Webster's American Dictionary (1828) regards as the "popular or common pronunciation." It is labeled "not infreq[uent]" in Kenyon & Knott (1949).
 * Noah Webster's American Dictionary (1828) regards as the "popular or common pronunciation." It is labeled "not infreq[uent]" in Kenyon & Knott (1949).
 * Noah Webster's American Dictionary (1828) regards as the "popular or common pronunciation." It is labeled "not infreq[uent]" in Kenyon & Knott (1949).

Noun

 * 1)  The act of seizing or capturing.
 * 2)  The act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball.
 * 3)  The act of noticing, understanding or hearing.
 * 4)  The game of catching a ball.
 * 5)  Something which is captured or caught.
 * 6)  A find, in particular a boyfriend or girlfriend or prospective spouse.
 * 7)   A stopping mechanism, especially a clasp which stops something from opening.
 * 8)  A hesitation in voice, caused by strong emotion.
 * 9)  A concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation.
 * 10)  A crick; a sudden muscle pain during unaccustomed positioning when the muscle is in use.
 * 11)  A fragment of music or poetry.
 * 12)  A state of readiness to capture or seize; an ambush.
 * 13)  A crop which has germinated and begun to grow.
 * 14)  A type of strong boat, usually having two masts; a ketch.
 * 15)  A type of humorous round in which the voices gradually catch up with one another; usually sung by men and often having bawdy lyrics.
 * 16)  The refrain; a line or lines of a song which are repeated from verse to verse.
 * 17)   The act of catching a hit ball before it reaches the ground, resulting in an out.
 * 18)  A player in respect of his catching ability; particularly one who catches well.
 * 19)  The first contact of an oar with the water.
 * 20)  A stoppage of breath, resembling a slight cough.
 * 21) Passing opportunities seized; snatches.
 * , Introduction
 * the way it has been writ in, by catches, and many long intervals of interruption
 * 1) A slight remembrance; a trace.
 * 1)  A crick; a sudden muscle pain during unaccustomed positioning when the muscle is in use.
 * 2)  A fragment of music or poetry.
 * 3)  A state of readiness to capture or seize; an ambush.
 * 4)  A crop which has germinated and begun to grow.
 * 5)  A type of strong boat, usually having two masts; a ketch.
 * 6)  A type of humorous round in which the voices gradually catch up with one another; usually sung by men and often having bawdy lyrics.
 * 7)  The refrain; a line or lines of a song which are repeated from verse to verse.
 * 8)   The act of catching a hit ball before it reaches the ground, resulting in an out.
 * 9)  A player in respect of his catching ability; particularly one who catches well.
 * 10)  The first contact of an oar with the water.
 * 11)  A stoppage of breath, resembling a slight cough.
 * 12) Passing opportunities seized; snatches.
 * , Introduction
 * the way it has been writ in, by catches, and many long intervals of interruption
 * 1) A slight remembrance; a trace.
 * 1)  The refrain; a line or lines of a song which are repeated from verse to verse.
 * 2)   The act of catching a hit ball before it reaches the ground, resulting in an out.
 * 3)  A player in respect of his catching ability; particularly one who catches well.
 * 4)  The first contact of an oar with the water.
 * 5)  A stoppage of breath, resembling a slight cough.
 * 6) Passing opportunities seized; snatches.
 * , Introduction
 * the way it has been writ in, by catches, and many long intervals of interruption
 * 1) A slight remembrance; a trace.
 * 1) Passing opportunities seized; snatches.
 * , Introduction
 * the way it has been writ in, by catches, and many long intervals of interruption
 * 1) A slight remembrance; a trace.
 * 1) A slight remembrance; a trace.

Synonyms

 * seizure, capture, collar, snatch
 * grasp, snatch
 * observation
 * prize, find; conquest, beau
 * haul, take
 * stop, chock; clasp, hasp, latch
 * snag, problem; trick, gimmick, hitch
 * snatch, fragment; snippet, bit
 * chorus, refrain, burden

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Danish: fangst
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: kapto
 * Estonian: püüe
 * Ewe: xe
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Hebrew: תפיסה
 * Hungarian:
 * Indonesian: ,
 * Italian:
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish: گرتن
 * Northern Kurdish:
 * Marathi: कॅच
 * Nyunga: baraniny
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Slovak: chytiť, chytať
 * Swedish:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Danish: fangst
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:, ,
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Swedish:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:, ,
 * Italian:, fermaglio di sicurezza
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Russian:, ,
 * Slovak:
 * Swedish: hasp,


 * Azerbaijani:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:, , , , il rovescio della medaglia
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: {{t+|ru|подво́х|m}
 * Spanish:, , , ,
 * Swedish:


 * Bulgarian: улов
 * Catalan:
 * Danish: fangst
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:, captura, redada
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἄγρα
 * Hungarian:
 * Ingrian: saakki
 * Italian:
 * Latin:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: fangst
 * Nynorsk: fangst
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Finnish:
 * Italian:


 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Danish: kaste bold
 * Estonian: püüdmine
 * Finnish: kopittelu
 * French:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:

Verb

 * 1)  To capture, overtake.
 * 2)  To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape).
 * 3)  To entrap or trip up a person; to deceive.
 * 4)  To marry or enter into a similar relationship with.
 * 5)  To reach (someone) with a strike, blow, weapon etc.
 * 6)  To overtake or catch up to; to be in time for.
 * 7) * 2011 , "Pilot" (season 1, episode 1):
 * Allen Gregory DeLongpre: Did anyone catch the ' the evening before last. Did you catch''' it? No, nothing?
 * 1)  To unpleasantly discover unexpectedly; to unpleasantly surprise (someone doing something).
 * 2)   To travel by means of.
 * 3)  To become pregnant. (Only in past tense or as participle.)
 * 4)  To seize hold of.
 * 5)  To grab, seize, take hold of.
 * 6)  To take or replenish something necessary, such as breath or sleep.
 * 7)  To grip or entangle.
 * 8)  To be held back or impeded.
 * 9)  To engage with some mechanism; to stick, to succeed in interacting with something or initiating some process.
 * 10)  To have something be held back or impeded.
 * 11)  To make a grasping or snatching motion (at).
 * 12)  To spread or be conveyed to.
 * 13)  To grip (the water) with one's oars at the beginning of the stroke.
 * 14)  To germinate and set down roots.
 * 15)  To contact a wave in such a way that one can ride it back to shore.
 * 16)  To handle an exception.
 * 17)  To intercept.
 * 18)  To seize or intercept an object moving through the air (or, sometimes, some other medium).
 * 19)  To seize (an opportunity) when it occurs.
 * 20)  To end a player's innings by catching a hit ball before the first bounce.
 * 21)  To play (a specific period of time) as the catcher.
 * 22)  To receive (by being in the way).
 * 23)  To be the victim of (something unpleasant, painful etc.).
 * 24)  To be touched or affected by (something) through exposure.
 * 25)  To become infected by (an illness).
 * 26)  To spread by infection or similar means.
 * 27)  To receive or be affected by (wind, water, fire etc.).
 * 28)  To acquire, as though by infection; to take on through sympathy or infection.
 * 29)  To be hit by something.
 * 30)  To serve well or poorly for catching, especially for catching fish.
 * 31)  To get pregnant.
 * 32)  To take in with one's senses or intellect.
 * 33)  To grasp mentally: perceive and understand.
 * 34)  To take in; to watch or listen to (an entertainment).
 * 35)  To reproduce or echo a spirit or idea faithfully.
 * 36)  To seize attention, interest.
 * 37)  To charm or entrance.
 * 38)  To attract and hold (a faculty or organ of sense).
 * 1)  To make a grasping or snatching motion (at).
 * 2)  To spread or be conveyed to.
 * 3)  To grip (the water) with one's oars at the beginning of the stroke.
 * 4)  To germinate and set down roots.
 * 5)  To contact a wave in such a way that one can ride it back to shore.
 * 6)  To handle an exception.
 * 7)  To intercept.
 * 8)  To seize or intercept an object moving through the air (or, sometimes, some other medium).
 * 9)  To seize (an opportunity) when it occurs.
 * 10)  To end a player's innings by catching a hit ball before the first bounce.
 * 11)  To play (a specific period of time) as the catcher.
 * 12)  To receive (by being in the way).
 * 13)  To be the victim of (something unpleasant, painful etc.).
 * 14)  To be touched or affected by (something) through exposure.
 * 15)  To become infected by (an illness).
 * 16)  To spread by infection or similar means.
 * 17)  To receive or be affected by (wind, water, fire etc.).
 * 18)  To acquire, as though by infection; to take on through sympathy or infection.
 * 19)  To be hit by something.
 * 20)  To serve well or poorly for catching, especially for catching fish.
 * 21)  To get pregnant.
 * 22)  To take in with one's senses or intellect.
 * 23)  To grasp mentally: perceive and understand.
 * 24)  To take in; to watch or listen to (an entertainment).
 * 25)  To reproduce or echo a spirit or idea faithfully.
 * 26)  To seize attention, interest.
 * 27)  To charm or entrance.
 * 28)  To attract and hold (a faculty or organ of sense).
 * 1)  To become infected by (an illness).
 * 2)  To spread by infection or similar means.
 * 3)  To receive or be affected by (wind, water, fire etc.).
 * 4)  To acquire, as though by infection; to take on through sympathy or infection.
 * 5)  To be hit by something.
 * 6)  To serve well or poorly for catching, especially for catching fish.
 * 7)  To get pregnant.
 * 8)  To take in with one's senses or intellect.
 * 9)  To grasp mentally: perceive and understand.
 * 10)  To take in; to watch or listen to (an entertainment).
 * 11)  To reproduce or echo a spirit or idea faithfully.
 * 12)  To seize attention, interest.
 * 13)  To charm or entrance.
 * 14)  To attract and hold (a faculty or organ of sense).
 * 1)  To serve well or poorly for catching, especially for catching fish.
 * 2)  To get pregnant.
 * 3)  To take in with one's senses or intellect.
 * 4)  To grasp mentally: perceive and understand.
 * 5)  To take in; to watch or listen to (an entertainment).
 * 6)  To reproduce or echo a spirit or idea faithfully.
 * 7)  To seize attention, interest.
 * 8)  To charm or entrance.
 * 9)  To attract and hold (a faculty or organ of sense).
 * 1)  To take in; to watch or listen to (an entertainment).
 * 2)  To reproduce or echo a spirit or idea faithfully.
 * 3)  To seize attention, interest.
 * 4)  To charm or entrance.
 * 5)  To attract and hold (a faculty or organ of sense).
 * 1)  To seize attention, interest.
 * 2)  To charm or entrance.
 * 3)  To attract and hold (a faculty or organ of sense).
 * 1)  To attract and hold (a faculty or organ of sense).

Usage notes

 * The older past and passive participle is now nonstandard.

Synonyms

 * fang, snatch, grab
 * capture, take; snare, hook
 * take, get

Translations

 * Afar: ibbixe
 * Aklanon: dakop
 * Assamese: ধৰ, আয়ত্ত কৰা
 * Azerbaijani:
 * Bashkir: тотоу
 * Belarusian: лаві́ць, злаві́ць, залаві́ць
 * Bengali:
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Burmese:
 * Catalan:
 * Chechen: лаца
 * Cherokee: ᎦᏂᏱᎭ
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 捉
 * Hokkien:
 * Mandarin: ; ,
 * Cornish: dalhenna
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian: püüdma
 * Finnish:, saada kiinni
 * French: ,
 * Friulian: cjapâ
 * Gallurese: aggantà
 * Georgian: დაჭერა
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ζωγρέω
 * Haitian Creole: atrap
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:
 * Ido:
 * Indonesian:
 * Ingrian: tavata, ottaa kiin, tavata kiin, pyytää, lovittaa
 * Ingush: лаьца
 * Irish: ceap, beir ar
 * Italian:, , , ,
 * Japanese: ,
 * Javanese:
 * Latgalian: giut, giusteit, čupt, tvert
 * Latin:
 * Latvian: ķert, tvert
 * Lombard: ,
 * Malay:
 * Mansaka: dakup
 * Maore Comorian: para
 * Maori: hāhā
 * Maranao: dakep
 * Marathi: पकडणे
 * Ngazidja Comorian: zingara
 * Norwegian:
 * Old English: fōn
 * Old Javanese: cĕkĕl, tangkeb
 * Ottoman Turkish: طوتمق
 * Polish:, ,
 * Portuguese:, , ,
 * Quechua: jap'iy
 * Romanian:
 * Romansch: tschiffar
 * Russian: ,
 * Saho: ibbirhe
 * Sardinian:
 * Campidanese: aggaffài
 * Logudorese: aggarrare
 * Sassarese: agguantà
 * Scottish Gaelic: glac
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Sicilian:
 * Slovak: chytať, chytiť, lapať, lapiť
 * Sorbian:
 * Lower Sorbian: łojś
 * Spanish:, , ,
 * Swedish:
 * Sylheti: ꠗꠞꠣ
 * Tajik: капидан
 * Tamil:
 * Turkish:
 * Tày: cặp
 * Ukrainian:, пійма́ти, злови́ти
 * Venetian: ciapar
 * Vietnamese:
 * Welsh:
 * Western Bukidnon Manobo: dakep
 * Yagnobi: капак
 * Yiddish: כאַפּן
 * Yucatec Maya: chuk
 * Zazaki: groten


 * Arabic:, مَسَكَ
 * Hijazi Arabic: مسك
 * Armenian:
 * Assamese: ধৰা
 * Azerbaijani:
 * Bashkir: тотоу, эләктереү
 * Basque: harrapatu
 * Belarusian: лаві́ць, злаві́ць, залаві́ць
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Burmese:
 * Cebuano: dakup
 * Cherokee: ᎦᏂᏱᎭ
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 接
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Cornish: cachya
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, , ,
 * French:
 * Georgian: დაჭერა
 * German:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi:
 * Ingrian: tavata, ottaa kiin, tavata kiin, pyytää, lovittaa
 * Irish: beir ar
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: ,
 * Korean:
 * Luxembourgish: fänken
 * Marathi: पकडणे
 * Old English: fōn
 * Persian:
 * Polish:, , ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Slovene: ujeti
 * Sorbian:
 * Lower Sorbian: łojś
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Sylheti: ꠗꠞꠣ
 * Ukrainian:, пійма́ти
 * Urdu: پکڑنا
 * Vietnamese: ,
 * Welsh:
 * Yiddish: כאַפּן


 * Azerbaijani: yoluxmaq, tutulmaq,
 * Bashkir: йоҡтороу, эләктереү
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 染上,
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: ricevi
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Japanese:
 * Khmer: ផ្តាសាយ,
 * Latin: nanciscor
 * Malay:
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Thai:
 * Ukrainian: заража́тися, зарази́тися, підхо́плювати, підхопи́ти
 * Vietnamese:


 * Azerbaijani: qavramaq
 * Bashkir: төшөнөү, аңлау
 * Basque: harrapatu
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Cornish: convedhes
 * Czech:
 * Danish:, opfatte, begribe
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Hebrew:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Marathi: समझणे
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:, få med seg, ,
 * Polish:, , ,
 * Portuguese:, , ,
 * Russian:, , , ,
 * Slovene: ujeti
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swedish:, , ,


 * Czech: ,
 * Danish: gribe
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Russian:
 * Swedish:


 * Azerbaijani:, , özünü çatdırmaq
 * Bashkir: өлгөрөү
 * Bulgarian:
 * Burmese:
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German: ,
 * Hebrew:
 * Irish:
 * Polish:, załapać się
 * Slovene: ujeti
 * Sorbian:
 * Lower Sorbian: załapiś
 * Swedish:
 * Welsh:


 * Bulgarian: закачам се
 * Czech: se,  se
 * Finnish:


 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Italian:
 * Polish: przechwycać, przechwycić
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:


 * Indonesian: ,
 * Japanese: ,
 * Norman:
 * Romanian:
 * Spanish:

Etymology
Derived from (a style of wrestling now known as ). Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) wrestling; professional wrestling