معنی کلمه Catch

the policeman ran after the thief and caught him

پاسبان دنبال دزد دوید و او را گرفت.

to take hold of something, especially something that is moving through the air:
I managed to catch the glass before it hit the ground.
We saw the eagle swoop from the sky to catch its prey.
Our dog ran past me and out of the house before I could catch it.
He caught hold of my arm.
We placed saucepans on the floor to catch (= collect) the drops of water coming through the roof.
UK The batsman was caught (out) (= someone in the other team caught the ball when he hit it).

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Jenny stood with her feet slightly apart, ready to catch the ball.
He caught the rope and knotted it around a post.
She caught the ball in mid-air.
He caught me at the precise moment that I fainted.
She bought a net to catch butterflies.

catch verb (STOP ESCAPING)
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B1 [ T ] to find and stop a person or animal that is trying to escape:
Great pressure was put on the police to catch the terrorists as soon as possible.
[ + -ing verb ] Two armed men were caught trying to cross the frontier at night.
They were happy because they had caught a lot of fish that day.
figurative I can see you're busy right now, so I'll catch you (= speak to you) later.

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Police set up roadblocks on all roads out of the town in an effort to catch the bombers.
Soldiers who deserted and were caught were shot.
The robber was caught when someone tipped off the police.
Thousands of illegal immigrants are caught and deported every year.
I caught the dog by the collar and dragged it out of the room.

catch verb (NOTICE)
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B2 [ T ] to discover, see, or realize something, especially someone doing something wrong:
[ + -ing verb ] He caught her reading his old love letters.
If the virus is caught (= discovered) in time, most patients can be successfully treated.
I caught sight of/caught a glimpse of (= saw for a moment) a red coat in the crowd.
catch sb's attention, imagination, interest, etc.
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B2 to make someone notice something and feel interested:
A ship out at sea caught his attention.
Her pictures caught my imagination.
be caught without sth
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to not have something, especially when it is needed:
He doesn't like to be caught without any biscuits in the house.
you won't catch sb doing sth
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said to mean that you will certainly not see someone doing a particular thing or in a particular place:
You won't catch me at work after four o'clock.
You won't catch Carla eating in a cheap restaurant, oh no.

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She was fired after she was caught stealing from her employer.
She was caught driving at 120 mph.
I caught him looking through my private papers.
He caught me staring out of the window.
It's embarrassing to be caught telling a lie.

catch verb (TRAVEL)
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A1 [ T ] to travel or be able to travel on an aircraft, train, bus, etc.:
He always catches the 10.30 a.m. train to work.
She was worried that she'd arrive too late to catch the last bus home.

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If we don't hurry up, we won't be in time to catch the train.
We arrived at the airport just in time to catch the plane.
We caught the ferry across to Ireland.
We caught the overnight flight from LA and got to New York at five this morning.
She caught the train to Edinburgh.

catch verb (BECOME INFECTED)
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A2 [ T ] to get an illness, especially one caused by bacteria or a virus:
He caught a cold on holiday.
A lot of children in the school caught measles last term.

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Don't come too near me - you might catch my cold.
Don't go out with wet hair, you might catch a chill.
I'm feeling a bit feverish - I hope I haven't caught the flu.
I don't know exactly what's wrong with her - she's caught some sort of virus.
A lot of children in the school ca

از هوا گرفتن‌، بدست‌ اوردن‌، جلب‌ كردن‌، درك‌كردن‌، فهميدن‌، دچار شدن‌ به‌، عمل‌ گرفتن‌، اخذ،دستگيره‌، لغت‌ چشمگير، شعار

capture

trap

understand

bascket catch = ورزش : گرفتن توپ با کف دست به طرف بالا در سطح کمر

catch up = رسيدن به ،ربودن

to catch fever = تب کردن ،دچارتب شدن

to catch on = دريافتن ،فهميدن ،گرفتن

We have got a plan to catch.

Some fancy intern catch your eye?