catch
part of speech
verb (catch, catches, caught, catching); noun (a catch, catches)
meaning for a pupil
1) To catch is to take and hold something that moves, like a ball or a fish. tree →
2) To catch is to get on a bus or train in time. tree →
3) To catch an illness is to get it from someone. tree →
4) To catch is to see or find someone doing something: «I caught him eating sweets». tree →
5) A catch is a hidden problem, or the fish caught. tree →
6) To catch a word or a sound means to hear or understand it, especially when it is quick or quiet. tree →
sense in the lessons
things caught are added; also catching up in a race; phrases «catch up», «catch a cold», «catch a bus», «catch your breath», «catch fire», «what's the catch?»
examples
- And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns. (Torah GEN.22.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- that she caught him by his garment, saying: 'Lie with me.' And he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out. (Torah GEN.39.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the shocks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field are consumed; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution. (Torah EXO.22.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- For the LORD will be thy confidence, and will keep thy foot from being caught. (Writings PRO.3.26, JPS 1917) tree →
- So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face she said unto him: (Writings PRO.7.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Joab fled unto the Tent of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. (Prophets 1KI.2.28, JPS 1917) tree →
- He caught 5 fish. tree →
- She catches 3 balls out of 10. tree →
- They caught 12 fish and let 4 go. tree →
- How long until the bus catches up? tree →
- Catch the ball with both hands! tree →
- We ran to catch the bus. tree →
- Wash your hands so you don't catch a cold. tree →
- Paper can catch fire easily. tree →
- The offer was free, but there was a catch. tree →
- Let me catch my breath after running. tree →
- Anon he caught the word Peter. tree →
note
Catching adds to what is held. Trap: «catch up» is a distance or speed comparison: time = gap ÷ difference of speeds. Past form «caught», not «catched». «Out of 10» names a whole.
In the corpora
- And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns.
- And Adonijah feared because of Solomon; and he arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
- And Joab fled unto the Tent of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
- And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught hold of his feet.
- Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is caught shall fall by the sword.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «catch» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.