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caught

caught
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kawt]
    • /kɔt/
    • /kɔːt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kawt]
    • /kɔt/

Definitions of caught word

  • noun caught Caught is the past tense and past participle of catch. 3
  • abbreviation CAUGHT catch 3
  • verb caught simple past tense and past participle of catch. 1
  • verb with object caught to seize or capture, especially after pursuit: to catch a criminal; to catch a runaway horse. 1
  • verb with object caught to trap or ensnare: to catch a fish. 1
  • verb with object caught to intercept and seize; take and hold (something thrown, falling, etc.): to catch a ball; a barrel to catch rain. 1

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Origin of caught

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English cacchen to chase, capture < Old North French cachier < Vulgar Latin *captiāre, for Latin captāre to grasp at, seek out, try to catch, frequentative of capere to take

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Parts of speech for Caught

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

caught popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

caught usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for caught

adj caught

  • arrested — to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody: The police arrested the burglar.
  • seized — to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
  • under arrest — to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody: The police arrested the burglar.

adjective caught

  • taken — past participle of take.
  • captured — Simple past tense and past participle of capture.

Antonyms for caught

verb caught

  • darted — a small, slender missile that is pointed at one end and usually feathered at the other and is propelled by hand, as in the game of darts, or by a blowgun when used as a weapon.
  • lapidated — to pelt with stones.
  • launched — to set (a boat or ship) in the water.
  • loosed — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.

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