catching

[US]/'kætʃɪŋ/
[UK]/'kætʃɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. appealing
v. capture.

Phrases & Collocations

catching a ball

catching a cold

catching a thief

catch oneself

catch up

catch up with

catch on

catch the train

catch fish

catch up on

catch fire

catch in

catch at

catch hold of

catch all

catch my breath

catch you later

catch phrase

catch the eye

catch a bus

lock catch

catch a ball

Example Sentences

Be chary of catching cold!

The children on Wangan are great at catching fish.

a reward of $900 for catching the criminal

You are in danger of catching cold.

He was instrumental in catching the criminal.

I often fish for hours without catching anything.

The neighbours were instrumental in catching the criminal.

Catching sight of the dog, he broke into a run.

Flu is catching,so stay away from work.

panned the fish right after catching it.

Getting your feet wet disposes you to catching cold.

We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.

haven't seen much of the beach—we've been catching up on our sleep (nudge nudge).

I called early in the hope of catching her before she went to work.

Catching sight of Mammy's burden, Scarlett's expression changed from one of minor irritation to obstinate belligerency.

They had banked on catching lots of animals, so they brought a large cage with them.

For hours the boy would stand tossing a ball up into the air and catching it again.

A double-crested cormorant surfaces after catching an alewife near the outlet of Damariscotta Lake, Friday, May 15, in Newcastle, Maine.

Real-world Examples

While unity and I do some catching up.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 2 (Bilingual)

Kailua Intermediate School is catching the spotlight today.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2021 Collection

Well, Lanny, it's been great catching up with you.

Source: Listening Digest

Definitely none that were mobile first and definitely none that were monster catching.

Source: Apple latest news

Catching a bus, catching a train, catching a ferry.

Source: Emma's delicious English

Some of those were prone to catching fire.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation September 2019

Maybe those kids are finally catching up to him.

Source: Modern Family - Season 03

We're still leaving. She's just catching her breath.

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

Done catching up. all about accounting now.

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 4

Ironically, many of these scientific conclusions are actually catching up to ancient practices.

Source: Connection Magazine

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