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单词 catching on
释义

catch on

verb

caught on; catching on; catches on

intransitive verb

1
: to become aware : learn
also : understand
didn't catch on to what was going on
2
: to become popular
this idea has already caught on

Synonyms

  • ascertain
  • discover
  • find out
  • get on (to)
  • hear
  • learn
  • realize
  • see
  • wise (up)
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Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined at sense 1

catching on

verb

present participle of catch on
as in going over

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • going over
  • working out
  • coming off
  • panning out
  • succeeding
  • clicking
  • delivering
  • going
  • thriving
  • flourishing
  • prospering
  • cooking
  • percolating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • striking out
  • washing out
  • missing
  • failing
  • collapsing
  • folding
  • bombing
  • struggling
  • flopping
  • flunking
  • foundering
  • languishing
  • falling down
  • declining
  • floundering
  • slipping
  • waning
  • slumping
  • sinking
  • skidding
  • crumbling
  • flaming out
  • crashing
  • cracking up
  • choking
  • cratering
  • going under
  • misfiring
  • miscarrying
  • imploding
  • self-destructing
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