catches on

verb

present tense third-person singular of catch on
as in works out

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for catches on
  1. works out
  2. comes off
  3. goes over
  4. succeeds
  5. pans out
  6. clicks
Verb
  • Spread across 339 nodes, the $242,624 paid since December works out at roughly $715 each.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Let’s say this works out, recognizing that a couple of impressive days at training camp are a really long road shy of that sentence being true.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of works out
Verb
  • On July 12, Fable 5 comes off subscription plans and moves to prepaid usage credits at $10 per million input tokens and $50 per million output tokens.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • And then, there’s the leader, who breaks down just about every huddle when the team comes off the field and prepares to bat.
    — Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 25 May 2026
Definition of comes off
Verb
  • However, the show goes over Tamra’s 40 years as a parent and shows images of her kids throughout the years, including a brief glimpse of her daughter Sydney as a youngster.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 July 2026
  • How much do fans really care if a guy or girl goes over?
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Definition of goes over
Verb
  • Christopher argued the race matters not only because of who succeeds Pelosi, but as a sign of what vision of the Democratic Party that person represents.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026
  • If your technology succeeds at scale, can your manufacturing scale with it while maintaining quality?
    — Dennis Calvert, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of succeeds
Verb
  • Maybe the trio of prospects never pans out, at least not the way the Tigers hope.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • If everything pans out, Rose could be seeing his name in lights in Kansas City more often — and sooner, rather than later.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
Definition of pans out
Verb
  • August is going to feel like the month that everything clicks into place, Scorpio.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Georgia Witchel's Mantis Biotech makes Parva, consumer software that reads how a person types and clicks to flag cognitive change relative to their own baseline, not a population average, largely built on men.
    — Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of clicks
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

catches fire
catches on
catches one's breath
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Catches on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catches%20on. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

'Sneaked' or 'Snuck': Which is correct?

Why does English have so many silent letters?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

Dutch Treat and French Leave: Eight Place-Based Compounds

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List

How long is a jiffy?

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)
See More

Popular

See More

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words

Dutch Treat and French Leave: Eight Place-Based Compounds

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
asap street sign
Figure Out These Acronyms ASAP You don't have to be a NASA engineer to get these...
See All