catch
verb (used with object)
to seize or capture, especially after pursuit: to catch a runaway horse.
have been catching
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present perfect progressiveof catch.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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These costs have been catching employers off guard, especially with the increased use of agentic AI sucking up tokens.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
While United still managed to post record commercial revenue of £333m last year, their main Premier League rivals have been catching them up in recent years.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
His best move might not have been catching air or nailing a tight turn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
The farmworker in question was regularly exposed to dairy cows, which have been catching the virus as it has spread through dairy and poultry farms throughout the United States the last several months.
From Salon ● May 22, 2024
You have been catching cold; but we shall both be catching it hot soon for being so outrageously late.
From The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier by Bertram Mitford
