Meaning of catch in English
US /kæʧ/ UK /kæʧ/
Ichiro's nice catch
2. a game of throwing and catching a ball
Don't play catch on the street.
US /kæʧ/ UK /kæʧ/
1. take and hold something that is moving through in the air; grab hold of
catch a ball
2. find and hold someone or something you are chasing; capture
They caught a lot of fish.
3. see someone doing something wrong or secret; discover
The policeman caught a girl in the act of stealing.
4. manage to get on a bus, train etc. that is going to leave; be in time for
I got up early to catch the first train.
5. manage to hear what someone says
I'm afraid I didn't catch your question.
6. get an illness from someone else
I think I caught a cold.
7. let something such as clothes be hooked or held tightly
She caught her sweater on a nail.