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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Phillips caught a bad break when her approach to the green hit a tree branch on its upward flight and dropped 20 yards short of the green.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

In Europe and Asia, healthcare stocks fell more sharply as local markets caught up with Thursday’s bruising losses in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Several other studios delayed the release of new games to avoid being caught in the hype cycle around GTA VI.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

Some tech leaders have said they were caught off guard by the backlash against data centres in the midterms.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

“If you want to make it out of there alive, don’t get caught by the cottonmouths.”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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