catch
verb (used with object)
to seize or capture, especially after pursuit: to catch a runaway horse.
has been catching
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present perfect progressiveof catch (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The building bug has been catching on across the U.S. but San Francisco is, unsurprisingly, the heart of the boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
By expressing contrition over her long history of trolling, which is how she rose to fame in the first place, Greene has been catching big headlines.
From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2026
French industry has been catching up to Germany’s since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, says Michael Field, European equity strategist at Morningstar.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025
Caroline Devonport, from South Kirkby, has been catching the train to Huddersfield for five years.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2023
M. d'Indy writes his own poems for his "actions musicales"—Wagner's example, it seems, has been catching.
From Musicians of To-Day by Mary Blaiklock
