caught

[kawt]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of catch.

caught

/ kɔːt /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of catch

Other Word Forms

• uncaught adjective
• well-caught adjective

Idioms and Phrases

• catch

Example Sentences

Chin hustled back to find that his building hadn’t yet caught fire—so he took the elevator up to fetch what he could.

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“Countries hit early may have been caught off guard and are scrambling to ramp up countermeasures,” Rajnarayanan said.

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He was caught in the nearby city of Nantes on Thursday.

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He noted that a building in Hong Kong's Central district went up in flames last month after its bamboo scaffolding caught fire.

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Adam Wharton hit the bar for Palace with the goal gaping as Penders was again caught badly out of position when Strasbourg lost the ball on the edge of their own box.

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