CATCH ON


Meaning of CATCH ON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.