Definition: 1. The act of catching an object with the hands. 2. Discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state. 3. Reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot. 4. Take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of.
Use 'catch' in a sentence:
1. They unloaded their catch of cod and bass.
2. That was a difficult catch.
3. I caught him just as he was leaving the building.
4. We caught the last bus home.
5. A pail stood in one corner of the room to catch the drips where the roof leaked.
6. You'll be sorry if I catch you!
7. I caught a look of surprise on her face.
8. All that money for two hours' work ─ what's the catch?
9. Most late developers will catch up with their friends.
10. I'll catch you up.
11. He chased after the burglar but couldn't catch him.
12. He stopped and let her catch up with him.
13. I must go—I have a bus to catch.
14. An article in the newspaper caught my attention.
15. I jumped up to catch a ball and fell over.
16. Do you catch my drift ?
17. Let's dry our hair so we don't catch cold.
18. It was a month of catch-up for them.
19. If we leave now, I can catch the earlier flight.
20. You'll catch your death of cold.
21. I stopped and waited for her to catch up.
22. He was caught with bomb-making equipment in his home.
23. I have a lot of work to catch up on.
24. Go on ahead. I'll catch up with you.
25. If your dad finds out you'll really catch it!
26. He caught her up and fell into step beside her.
27. I must go—I have a train to catch.
28. She was running to catch a red-eye to New York.
29. You'll have to hurry if you want to catch that train.
30. Tonight is your last chance to catch the play at your local theatre.
31. She fiddled with the catch of her bag.
32. He was caught in the act of stealing a car.
33. He invented a new game, but it never really caught on.
34. Sorry, I didn't quite catch what you said.
35. The new policies appear to have caught the imagination of the public.
36. He wouldn't be caught dead going to a club with his mother.
37. Where did you catch the fish?
38. How many fish did you catch?
39. You've caught me at a bad time.
40. The illness can be treated provided it's caught early enough.
41. Have I caught you at a bad moment?
42. I need to catch some Z's.
43. He had plenty of time to catch his plane.
44. We have to catch the midnight train.
45. These logs are wet: they won't catch.
46. We can catch the early morning train.
47. Can you catch the waiter's eye?
48. He is very quick to catch on to things.
49. We caught the bus in the end but it was close.
50. I had to run like mad to catch the bus.
51. Her face had obviously caught the sun on holiday.
52. We barely had time to catch the train.
53. Let's eat now and maybe we could catch a movie later.
54. It's easy to get caught up in the social whirl.
