caught

CEFRA2

/kɔːt/

verb · adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    Past tense and past participle of catch.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    simple past and past participle of catch

Examples

  • It caught me off guard; I didn't know what to do.

  • The headline caught my eye this morning.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
2

Also pronounced

  • [kʰo̞ːt]
  • [kʰo̞ːʔ]

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Of the method of being out in which the striker hits the ball and a fielder catches it.

More examples

In context

  • The thieves were caught by police after a short chase.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

He blank the ball just before it hit the ground.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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