catch on

verb

1. to become popular or fashionable
2. to grasp mentally; understand

Example Sentences

Many school districts around the country have dropped programs for students who catch on quickly.

From Los Angeles Times

Some would also call it a gimmick, which is partly true, except that not even Ogden could seriously have calculated that the song and the story behind it would really catch on.

From BBC

Over a year after a violent incident outside a Lancaster WinCo was caught on video, Deputy Trevor Kirk has been indicted by a federal grand jury.

From Los Angeles Times

A tenant rights attorney and political novice, Jurado also overcame a self-inflicted wound after being caught on a recording saying “F— the police.”

From Los Angeles Times

Voters in Council District 14, meanwhile, ousted Councilmember Kevin de León, who refused to resign after being caught on tape making deplorable, racially divisive comments.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• catch
• determine
• discover
• feature
• feel
• follow
• get
• have
• hear
• know
• learn
• notice
• observe
• perceive
• realize
• recognize
• study
• suffer
• think
• understand