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  • past participle of catch.
  • past tense form of catch.
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caught

American  
[kawt] / kɔt /

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of catch.


caught British  
/ kɔːt /

verb

  1. the past tense and past participle of catch

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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From June until mid October, the bears gorge on food, including salmon caught with their jaws or paws.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

A livestream of the Sacramento Kings’ media day caught reporters making personal remarks about guards Ben Simmons and Zach LaVine between interviews.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

But now, the yellow metal is caught in a tug-of-war.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Paul suffered a stroke in December 2025 and, four months before he died in June aged 90, caught scabies in hospital.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

At my cry Tante Anna came running down the stairs and caught Mama’s other arm.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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