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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Some are looking for change in the healthcare industry and have latched on to Mangione as a result. —

Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024 Eventually, Senna latched on with Toleman, a smaller racing outfit that didn’t have the car design or engine to compete with the top F1 brands. —

Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 29 Nov. 2024 Genetic sequencing of that case in Canada suggests the culprit may have been a wild bird — and points to changes in the virus that could help it more efficiently latch on to human cells and replicate. —

Will Stone, NPR, 27 Nov. 2024 Education officials in both Oklahoma and California have latched on to that proposal. —

Kristina Watrobski, Baltimore Sun, 14 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for latch on