catch
verb (used with object)
to seize or capture, especially after pursuit: to catch a runaway horse.
have caught
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present perfectof catch.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Elsewhere, Mr. Tommasini quotes the same remark from Anderson’s autobiography in two different chapters, a lapse better editing should have caught.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
For all his efforts, Wile E. Coyote finally seems to have caught a bird.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
Investors seemed to have caught on that the second quarter was good for EVs.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
As luck would have it, had Mercedes waited one more lap before his first stop, he would have caught the virtual safety car that was called for Carlos Sainz's stricken Williams.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
When I look up again, Simon, Garrett, and Nick have caught up to us on the stoop.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
