Catch on meaning
Catch on is a phrasal verb with 2 meanings. One of them is to become fashionable or widely popular.
- Past simple
- caught on
- Past participle
- caught on
- -ing form
- catching on
What catch on means
become popularC1
To become fashionable or widely popular
The game caught on quickly with younger players.
1 more meaning of catch on is in the Retite app, with an example and a translation into your language.
More meanings in the appSimilar phrasal verbs
With catch: catch up.
With on: turn on, put on, try on, go on, get on, hold on, carry on, hang on, keep on doing, keep on.
Common questions
What does catch on mean?
It has 2 meanings. One of them is to become fashionable or widely popular. The other one, with an example and a translation into your language, is in the Retite app.
What is the past tense of catch on?
Caught on, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
