catch on

verb

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

Example Sentences

Video caught on Citizen App show a burning building that the Los Angeles Fire Dept. confirmed as a movie shoot and nor an actual fire.

From Los Angeles Times

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

Related Words

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