catch on

Meaning

1. To understand; to begin to understand; to realize.
2. To become popular; to become commonplace; to become the standard.
3. To become stuck to the cooking vessel; to brown or burn slightly.

Synonyms

latch on

catch

understand

cotton on

grasp

stumble

succeed

get onto

comprehend

get wise

trip

tumble

twig

get it

go far

involve

make it

move aside

prosper

prove

recognize

see

👀

seize

span

stick

take

take hold

take on

thrive

triumph

😤

win

get entangled

get tangled

wind around

get caught on

acquit

make name

appreciate

assert

come

comprise

cover

do

establish

fathom

flourish

follow

get

get ahead

get caught