Synonyms

caught

American

[kawt] / kɔt /

verb

simple past tense and past participle of catch.

caught British

/ kɔːt /

verb

the past tense and past participle of catch

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caught Idioms

More idioms and phrases containing caught

catch

Other Word Forms

uncaught adjective
well-caught adjective

Example Sentences

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The snap vote has caught the ruling party, the opposition and much of the electorate off guard.

From BBC

Yet it’s been anything but a day at the beach for online travel agencies, whose stocks have been caught up, once again, in the latest artificial-intelligence fears.

From Barron's

Last weekend, a 12-year-old girl was caught on video dangling from a Mammoth ski lift dozens of feet above the ground.

From Los Angeles Times

I caught Levin the day after he turned in a chapter about authoritarianism for a new book, which happens to look at how discrimination and the imposition of social hierarchies ties in with power.

From Los Angeles Times

It is not the first time suspected Chinese spies have been caught in south-western France.

From BBC

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