latch on en · VERB
Meanings
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To grasp firmly; to become attached to.
"She'll latch on quick when she remembers. It'll impress the customers. And open up the American market."
2006, Ariana Franklin, City of Shadows, page 68:
- To begin to understand something.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| latched on | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| latched on | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| latches on | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| latching on | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (13)
de erfassen (to grasp; to become attached to) · de andocken (to grasp; to become attached to) · de kapieren (to grasp; to understand) · de anhängen (to grasp; to become attached to) · de festhalten (to grasp; to become attached to) · de anlegen (to grasp; to become attached to) · de packen (to grasp; to become attached to) · de fassen (to grasp; to become attached to) · de erfassen (to grasp; to understand) · de mitkriegen (to grasp; to understand) · de ergreifen (to grasp; to become attached to) · de einklinken (to grasp; to become attached to) · de verstehen (to grasp; to understand)