caught
[ kawt ]
/ kɔt /
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catch.
OTHER WORDS FROM caught
un·caught, adjective well-caught, adjectiveWords nearby caught
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
SYNONYMS FOR catch
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, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for caught
British Dictionary definitions for caught (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for caught (2 of 2)
catch
/ (kætʃ) /
verb catches, catching or caught
noun
Derived forms of catch
catchable, adjectiveWord 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)
caught
Idioms and Phrases with caught (2 of 2)
catch