latch on
phrasal verb
latched on; latching on; latches on
British, informal
: to begin to understand something
What he was saying was complicated, so it took me a while to latch on.
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While the girl kicked and laughed, the water, stirred from its sleep, latched on to her ankle and then swallowed her whole.
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Tochi Eze
august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Bethancourt was waived following that season and latched on with a couple of clubs before Toronto signed him in January.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
To cut into the quantum realm and abandon Penrose’s energy assumption, Wall latched on to a theoretical discovery made in the 1970s by Jacob Bekenstein.
—Charlie Wood, Wired News, 20 July 2025
Critics of Means, who graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine, have latched on to her decision not to complete her residency program.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 23 May 2025
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Tochi Eze
august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Bethancourt was waived following that season and latched on with a couple of clubs before Toronto signed him in January.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
To cut into the quantum realm and abandon Penrose’s energy assumption, Wall latched on to a theoretical discovery made in the 1970s by Jacob Bekenstein.
—Charlie Wood, Wired News, 20 July 2025
Critics of Means, who graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine, have latched on to her decision not to complete her residency program.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 23 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for latch on
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“Latch on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/latch%20on. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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