caught

[ kawt ]
/ kɔt /

verb

simple past tense and past participle of catch.

OTHER WORDS FROM caught

un·caught, adjective well-caught, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH caught

caught court cot

Definition for caught (2 of 2)

Origin of catch

1175–1225; Middle English cacchen to chase, capture < Old North French cachier < Vulgar Latin *captiāre, for Latin captāre to grasp at, seek out, try to catch, frequentative of capere to take

synonym study for catch

7. Catch, clutch, grasp, seize imply taking hold suddenly of something. To catch may be to reach after and get: He caught my hand. To clutch is to take firm hold of (often out of fear or nervousness), and retain: The child clutched her mother's hand. To grasp also suggests both getting and keeping hold of, with a connotation of eagerness and alertness, rather than fear (literally or figuratively): to grasp someone's hand in welcome; to grasp an idea. To seize implies the use of force or energy in taking hold of suddenly (literally or figuratively): to seize a criminal; to seize an opportunity.

OTHER WORDS FROM catch

catch·a·ble, adjective out·catch, verb (used with object), out·caught, out·catch·ing. un·catch·a·ble, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for caught (1 of 2)

caught
/ (kɔːt) /

verb

the past tense and past participle of catch

British Dictionary definitions for caught (2 of 2)

catch
/ (kætʃ) /

verb catches, catching or caught

noun

Derived forms of catch

catchable, adjective

Word Origin for catch

C13 cacchen to pursue, from Old Northern French cachier, from Latin captāre to snatch, from capere to seize

Idioms and Phrases with caught (1 of 2)

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Idioms and Phrases with caught (2 of 2)

catch