caught

[ kawt ]

/ kɔt /

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verb

simple past tense and past participle of catch.

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OTHER WORDS FROM caught

un·caught, adjectivewell-caught, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH caught

caught , court, cot

Words nearby caught

caudillismo, caudillo, Caudine Forks, caudle, caudle cup, caught, caught dead, wouldn't be, caught flat-footed, caught in the middle, caught short, caul

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How to use caught in a sentence

Our work is a collaboration between more than 100 scientists with up to 60 years of data on animals that were caught, marked, released, and re-caught.
Scientists Tracked 77 Species for Decades to Reveal Secrets of Long Life|Mike Gardner|July 6, 2022|Singularity Hub
A street sweeper was caught in the crossfire as a gunman fired at the officer, fatally wounding her in the back.
France Mourns—and Hunts|Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Detectives with a fugitive task force caught up with Polanco and a friend on a Bronx street in the early afternoon.
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
If she got caught with a shank, they would up her custody level.
How a ‘Real Housewife’ Survives Prison: ‘I Don’t See [Teresa Giudice] Having a Cakewalk Here’|Michael Howard|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST

From there we took the train to Nice, France, but the French border control caught us and sent us back to Italy.
Ghost Ships of the Mediterranean|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Remember the Christian congressman caught snogging a staffer?
2014 Was a Delectably Good Year for Sleaze|Patricia Murphy|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Most of the men leaped up, caught hold of spears or knives, and rushed out.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
Even as they gazed they saw its roof caught up, and whirled off as if it had been a scroll of paper.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
But at the instant I caught a sight of my counterfeit presentment in a shop window, and veiled my haughty crest.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
When we'd finished, one of the hunters rounded up the horses and we caught our nags and saddled them.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
He caught himself in the act of listening to you too credulously—and that seemed to him unmanly and dishonorable.
Confidence|Henry James

British Dictionary definitions for caught

caught

/ (kɔːt) /

verb

the past tense and past participle of catch

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Other Idioms and Phrases with caught

caught

In addition to the idioms beginning with caught

caught dead, wouldn't be
caught flat-footed
caught in the middle
caught short
caught with one's pants down, be

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catch

caught

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British Dictionary definitions for caught

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