caught on (to)

verb

Definition of caught on (to)next
past tense of catch on (to)
1
as in realized
to come to an awareness of she caught on to the fact that they were planning a surprise party

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2
as in understood
to have a clear idea of he finally caught on to the concept of phototaxis

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caught on (to)
  1. realized
  2. understood
  3. discovered
  4. heard
  5. recognized
  6. learned
  7. saw
  8. found
Verb
  • The players soon realized Panagoulias might be the wrong leader.
    Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The team realized that this is how mobula rays are such successful filter feeders.
    Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of realized
Verb
  • The Search For Clean, Delicious, And Nutritious Coffee As a connoisseur of brews, James understood that all across the globe, people were consistently sipping commercial grade coffees laced with harmful chemicals, pesticides and toxins.
    Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • More Stores But it is understood that the disposal of De Beers, one way or another, will proceed, as will a plan to grow the retail arm of the business through the opening of more stores with the aim being to grow from 40 De Beers outlets today to 100 around the world.
    Tim Treadgold, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of understood
Verb
  • Remains were discovered two days later along the bank of Nacote Creek, a waterway that leads to the Mullica River about 10 miles north of Atlantic City.
    Shyla Watson, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The picture, discovered by WMAR-2 reporter Elizabeth Worthington at Vito's Pizza in Baltimore City, depicts Mangione in holy robes with a golden halo, resembling depictions of Jesus Christ.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of discovered
Verb
  • This is what The Athletic has heard about Chelsea’s plans for January so far.
    Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Fox News Digital obtained shocking audio between Cyrus and his estranged wife where the country crooner is heard berating his Australian ex and using profane language.
    Ashley Hume, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of heard
Verb
  • Three high school students recognized him and contacted police.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
  • More than 1,200 Britons have been recognized and are set to receive royal accolades for their work in a variety of industries in the 2025 honors list.
    Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of recognized
Verb
  • Rather, think of inspiration as a set of concrete actions and behaviors that can be learned, practiced, and applied to day-to-day interactions in simple ways.
    Elizabeth Freedman, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • For the Bears’ sake, he’s hopefully learned from any mistakes in Miami and has been open about Tua Tagovailoa’s criticism.
    Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of learned
Verb
  • Weather Wind and rain are not your friends when sawing.
    Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2024
  • But my green thumb ached as workers sawed down the tree, took away everything — trunk, twigs, leaves, fruit, roots — in biohazard bags and tagged the remaining trees with a bill of clean health.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of saw
Verb
  • The company was founded in 1987 by Chua Thian Poh, a high school dropout who got his start making hooks and spikes for the logging industry.
    Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • It was founded in 1991 by billionaire Michael Milken.
    Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of found
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caught one's eye

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