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catch on, v.
freq. cnt. 4

understand, usually after some initial difficulty
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

catch on cotton on get it get onto get wise latch on tumble twig

sample sentences

"She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"

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semantic pointers

hypernym

comprehend, grasp, apprehend, get the picture, savvy, grok, dig, compass

become popular
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

catch on

sample sentences

"This fashion caught on in Paris"

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hypernym