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Catch Caught I Sth Transitive Sb Yakalamak Time

Level A2 
Kind verb
Front catch 
IPA  /kætʃ   / verb (past tense, past participle caught /kɔːt   /)
Back yakalamak, tutmak
yakalamak, yetişmek
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catch (verb)

 /kætʃ   / verb (past tense, past participle caught /kɔːt   /)
 
HOLD
1 [transitive]
to take hold of sth that is moving, usually with your hand or hands
yakalamak, tutmak
 She threw the ball and he caught it in one hand.
 The dog caught the ball in its mouth.
CAPTURE
2 [transitive]
to capture sb/sth that you have been following or looking for
yakalamak, tutmak
 Two policemen ran after the thief and caught him at the end of the street.
 The murderer still hasn't been caught.
 to catch a fish
DISCOVER
3 [transitive]
to notice or see sb doing sth bad
yakalamak
 I caught her taking money from my purse.
BE IN TIME
4 [transitive]
to be in time for sth; not to miss sb/sth
yakalamak, yetişmek
 If I take the letter now, I should catch the post.
 We arrived just in time to catch the beginning of the film.
 I'll phone her now. I might just catch her before she leaves the office.
GET BUS, ETC.
5 [transitive]
to get on a bus, train, plane, etc.
 (bir aracı) yakalamak;
(bir araca) yetişmek
 I caught the bus from Oxford to London.
OPPOSITE MISS
ILLNESS
6 [transitive]
to get an illness
 (hastalık) olmak, yakalanmak, kapmak
 to catch a cold/flu/measles
GET STUCK
7 [intransitive, transitive]
to become or cause sth to become accidentally connected to or stuck in sth
yakalanmak, kısılmak;
yakalamak, kıstırmak
 His jacket caught on a nail and ripped.
 I caught my finger in the drawer as I shut it.
 If we leave early we won't get caught in the traffic.
HIT
8 [transitive]
to hit sb/sth
 (birine, bir şeye) çarpmak
 The branch caught him on the head.
HEAR/UNDERSTAND
9 [transitive]
to hear or understand sth that sb says
işitmek, anlamak
 I'm sorry, I didn't quite catch what you said. Could you repeat it?
IDIOMS
catch sb's attention/eye
to make sb notice sth
dikkatini çekmek
 I tried to catch the waiter's eye so that I could get the bill.
catch your breath
1 to breathe in suddenly because you are surprised
nefesini tutmak
 2 to rest after physical exercise so that your breathing returns to normal
soluklanmak
 I had to sit down at the top of the hill to catch my breath.
catch your death (of cold)
to get very cold
soğuktan donmak
 Don't go out without a coat – you'll catch your death!
catch fire
to start burning, often accidentally
tutuşmak, alev almak
 Nobody knows how the building caught fire.
catch sb red-handed
to find sb just as they are doing sth wrong
suçüstü yakalamak
 The police caught the burglars red-handed with the stolen jewellery.
catch sight of sb/sth
to see sb/sth for a moment
gözüne ilişmek;
bir an görmek
 I caught sight of the man at the end of the street.
catch the sun
(informal)
(used about people) to become red or brown because of spending time in the sun
 (güneşte) yanmak
 Your face looks red. You've really caught the sun, haven't you?
PHRASAL VERBS
be/get caught up in sth
to be or get involved in sth, usually without intending to
karışmak, bulaşmak
 I seem to have got caught up in a rather complicated situation.
catch on(informal)
1 to become popular or fashionable
tutulmak, moda olmak
 The idea has never really caught on in this country.
 2 to understand or realize sth
kavramak, kapmak
 She's sometimes a bit slow to catch on.
catch sb out
to cause sb to make a mistake by asking a clever question
faka bastırmak
 Ask me anything you like – you won't catch me out.
catch up (with sb); catch sb up
to reach sb who is in front of you
yetişmek
 Sharon's missed so much school she'll have to work hard to catch up with the rest of the class.
 Go on ahead, I'll catch you up in a minute.
catch up on sth
to spend time doing sth that you have not been able to do for some time
arayı kapatmak
 I'll have to go into the office at the weekend to catch up on my work.
 I phoned my sister to catch up on her news.
 

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