caught

American

[kawt] / kɔt /

verb

simple past tense and past participle of catch.

caught British

/ kɔːt /

verb

the past tense and past participle of catch

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caught Idioms

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catch

Other Word Forms

uncaught adjective
well-caught adjective

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The transformation was so stunning, Cunningham said, that when professional organizations caught wind of it, they were suspicious that Miller was using performance-enhancing drugs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

In the episode, David is caught between a delicious new Palestinian chicken restaurant, a Palestinian girlfriend and an outraged inner circle of Jewish friends.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

"A planet caught in resonance finds its orbit deformed to higher and higher eccentricities, precessing faster and faster while staying in tune with the orbit of the binary, which is shrinking," Touma said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

After McVeigh got caught, news outlets had to reckon with the choices they made in the hours after the bombing.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

But whenever he awoke in the night, he caught that strange carrion stink.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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