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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Understand, usually after some initial difficulty
Example:
She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on
Synonyms:
catch on; cotton on; get it; get onto; get wise; latch on; tumble; twig
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "get onto" is one way to...):
apprehend; compass; comprehend; dig; get the picture; grasp; grok; savvy (get the meaning of something)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
