CATCH ON


Meaning of CATCH ON in English

Function: intransitive verb

Date: circa 1878

1 : to become aware : LEARN also : UNDERSTAND <didn't catch on to what was going on>

2 : to become popular <this idea has already caught on >

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.