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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Warwickshire debutant Jordan Thompson removed Abbott, caught behind, and Matt Fisher, lbw, in the penultimate over, before Gilchrist castled Foakes.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

In 2016, geologist Rowan Martindale was hiking across a hillside in Morocco when something unusual caught her eye.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

“Had we done the inspection, maybe we would have caught that,” said Daymen, a U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Last season, he caught a league-best 129 passes on 166 targets, dropping just four passes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Gingersnipes caught him by the hem of his cloak.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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