Synonyms

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

More idioms and phrases containing caught

catch

Other Word Forms

uncaught adjective
well-caught adjective

Example Sentences

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Moody and Ant had no regrets, but I also caught up with another former team-mate and World Cup winner Steve Thompson, who has early onset dementia.

From BBC

And for a brief stretch at the start of the second half, she caught a glimpse of just that.

From Los Angeles Times

The mail-club surge has caught the attention of the postal service.

From The Wall Street Journal

Two goals to the good and utterly dominant in every department and they get caught by a team that has perfected the art of the 90th-minute blow.

From BBC

The law caught him: “a slot open, a cot waiting” in jail.

From The Wall Street Journal

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