What is the meaning of catch on?

Understand, usually after some initial difficulty.
- usage: "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"
- synonyms: get wise, get onto, tumble, latch on, cotton on, twig, get it
Become popular.
- usage: "This fashion caught on in Paris"

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APA	WordNet. (2010). catch on. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/catch_on/definitions/1263977
Chicago	WordNet. 2010. "catch on" http://smartdefine.org/catch_on/definitions/1263977 (accessed September 22, 2026).
Harvard	WordNet 2010, catch on, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/catch_on/definitions/1263977>.
MLA	WordNet. "catch on" 23 October 2010. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/catch_on/definitions/1263977>

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