latch on
phrasal verb
latched on; latching on; latches on
British, informal
: to begin to understand something
What he was saying was complicated, so it took me a while to latch on.
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The Japanese government has latched on to robots as a preferred solution to care for the country’s aging population.
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Silvia Park, TIME, 10 Mar. 2025
Chavis signed with the Seattle Mariners in Jan. 2024, hoping to latch on with a potential American League West contender.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
There is also a tendency to latch on to the rare bad forecast and overlook the more numerous correct ones.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
There, in a homecoming of sorts, the Kuok Group has latched on to the opportunity of selling a 21st century essential: data storage.
—Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Silvia Park, TIME, 10 Mar. 2025
Chavis signed with the Seattle Mariners in Jan. 2024, hoping to latch on with a potential American League West contender.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
There is also a tendency to latch on to the rare bad forecast and overlook the more numerous correct ones.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
There, in a homecoming of sorts, the Kuok Group has latched on to the opportunity of selling a 21st century essential: data storage.
—Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for latch on
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“Latch on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/latch%20on. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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