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in English. caught. verb. uk / kɔːt / us / kɑːt /. Add to word list. Add to word list. past simple and past participle of catch. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Capturing or taking possession of things.
The meaning of CAUGHT is past tense and past participle of catch.
Caught definition: simple past tense and past participle of catch. . See examples of CAUGHT used in a sentence.
catch verb (DISCOVER) B2 [ T ] to discover, see, or realize something, especially someone doing something wrong: [ + -ing verb ] He caught her read ing his old love letters. If the virus is caught (= discovered) in time, most patients can be successfully treated. catch someone's attention, imagination, interest, etc.
Definition of caught verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Marks flowed from them into the air, falling upwards like golden dust caught in shafts of sunlight. Garth Nix LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR ( 2002 ) She misjudged them and stumbled, but Damin caught her before she fell.
Synonyms. catch, capture, trap, snare, entrap, ensnare, bag mean to come to possess or control by or as if by seizing. catch implies the seizing of something in motion or in flight or in hiding. capture suggests taking by overcoming resistance or difficulty.
