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catching

catch·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kach-ing]
    • /ˈkætʃ ɪŋ/
    • /ˈkætʃ.ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kach-ing]
    • /ˈkætʃ ɪŋ/

Definitions of catching word

  • adjective catching If an illness or a disease is catching, it is easily passed on or given to someone else. 3
  • graded adjective catching If a feeling or emotion is catching, it has a strong influence on other people and spreads quickly, for example through a crowd. 3
  • adjective catching infectious 3
  • adjective catching attractive; captivating 3
  • adjective catching contagious; infectious 3
  • adjective catching catchy (def 3). 1
See all 55 definitions of catching

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Origin of catching

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1375-1425; See origin at catch, -ing2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Catching

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Catching

catching popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for catching

adj catching

  • taking — the act of taking.
  • pandemic — (of a disease) prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; epidemic over a large area.
  • communicable — A communicable disease is one that can be passed on to other people.
  • dangerous — If something is dangerous, it is able or likely to hurt or harm you.
  • infectious — communicable by infection, as from one person to another or from one part of the body to another: infectious diseases.

noun catching

  • capture — If you capture someone or something, you catch them, especially in a war.
  • take — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.

adjective catching

  • contagious — A disease that is contagious can be caught by touching people or things that are infected with it. Compare infectious.
All 14 Synonyms of catching

Antonyms for catching

adj catching

  • contagious — A disease that is contagious can be caught by touching people or things that are infected with it. Compare infectious.
Just one Antonym for catching

Related words

  • catch

    If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device.

  • trap

    a ladder or ladderlike device used to reach a loft, attic, etc.

  • fishing

    the act of catching fish.

  • catchment

    In geography, catchment is the process of collecting water, in particular the process of water flowing from the ground and collecting in a river. Catchment is also the water that is collected in this way.

  • baseball glove

    a padded glove with webbing between the thumb and index finger, worn by baseball players

  • beginner's luck

    the initial good fortune or success commonly supposed to come to a person who has recently taken up a new pursuit, as a sport or game: Catching a large trout the first time you go fishing is simply beginner's luck.
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