catch – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to catch sb out
Participle: caught sb out
Gerund: catching sb out

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

I	catch sb out
you	catch sb out
he;she;it	catches sb out
we	catch sb out
you	catch sb out
they	catch sb out

Perfect

I	have caught sb out
you	have caught sb out
he;she;it	has caught sb out
we	have caught sb out
you	have caught sb out
they	have caught sb out

Past

I	caught sb out
you	caught sb out
he;she;it	caught sb out
we	caught sb out
you	caught sb out
they	caught sb out

Pluperfect

I	had caught sb out
you	had caught sb out
he;she;it	had caught sb out
we	had caught sb out
you	had caught sb out
they	had caught sb out

Future

I	will catch sb out
you	will catch sb out
he;she;it	will catch sb out
we	will catch sb out
you	will catch sb out
they	will catch sb out

Future Perfect

I	will have caught sb out
you	will have caught sb out
he;she;it	will have caught sb out
we	will have caught sb out
you	will have caught sb out
they	will have caught sb out

Subjunctive

Present

I	catch sb out
you	catch sb out
he;she;it	catch sb out
we	catch sb out
you	catch sb out
they	catch sb out

Perfect

I	have caught sb out
you	have caught sb out
he;she;it	have caught sb out
we	have caught sb out
you	have caught sb out
they	have caught sb out

Imperfect

I	caught sb out
you	caught sb out
he;she;it	caught sb out
we	caught sb out
you	caught sb out
they	caught sb out

Pluperfect

I	had caught sb out
you	had caught sb out
he;she;it	had caught sb out
we	had caught sb out
you	had caught sb out
they	had caught sb out

Conditional

Present

I	would catch sb out
you	would catch sb out
he;she;it	would catch sb out
we	would catch sb out
you	would catch sb out
they	would catch sb out

Perfect

I	would have caught sb out
you	would have caught sb out
he;she;it	would have caught sb out
we	would have caught sb out
you	would have caught sb out
they	would have caught sb out

Imperative

you	catch sb out
we	Let's catch sb out
you	catch sb out

Indicative

Present

I	am catching sb out
you	are catching sb out
he;she;it	is catching sb out
we	are catching sb out
you	are catching sb out
they	are catching sb out

Perfect

I	have been catching sb out
you	have been catching sb out
he;she;it	has been catching sb out
we	have been catching sb out
you	have been catching sb out
they	have been catching sb out

Past

I	was catching sb out
you	were catching sb out
he;she;it	was catching sb out
we	were catching sb out
you	were catching sb out
they	were catching sb out

Pluperfect

I	had been catching sb out
you	had been catching sb out
he;she;it	had been catching sb out
we	had been catching sb out
you	had been catching sb out
they	had been catching sb out

Future

I	will be catching sb out
you	will be catching sb out
he;she;it	will be catching sb out
we	will be catching sb out
you	will be catching sb out
they	will be catching sb out

Future Perfect

I	will have been catching sb out
you	will have been catching sb out
he;she;it	will have been catching sb out
we	will have been catching sb out
you	will have been catching sb out
they	will have been catching sb out

Conditional

Present

I	would be catching sb out
you	would be catching sb out
he;she;it	would be catching sb out
we	would be catching sb out
you	would be catching sb out
they	would be catching sb out

Perfect

I	would have been catching sb out
you	would have been catching sb out
he;she;it	would have been catching sb out
we	would have been catching sb out
you	would have been catching sb out
they	would have been catching sb out

Verbs conjugated like 'catch'

catch, becatch, bycatch, flycatch, outcatch, recatch, uncatch,

Verbs similar to 'catch'

batch, cath, clatch, cotch, cratch, cwtch, hatch, latch, match, patch,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

seize in motion: fang, grab, snatch
capture prey: capture, hook, snare, take
be hit: get, take
to actively and intentionally gain possession or control: appropriate, bag, expropriate, grab, grasp, grip, help oneself, hook, impropriate, make free with, nab, nim, pocket, sack, seize, take
apprehend: seize, arrest, capture, collar, nab, snatch
snare: lasso, hook, ensnare, entangle, net, foul
hoodwink: surprise, detect, trick, startle, deceive, fool, discover
grasp: snare, clutch, take, entangle, snag, grab, hook, grip

Antonyms

apprehend: misapprehend, misconceive, miss, lose
grasp: release, disengage, loosen, loose

Additional Information

catch ← old French cachier (← low Latin captiāre ← Latin captāre ). Middle English cacchen had the same meaning and termination as lacchen, laughte (← Old English lǣccan ) 'seize', 'catch'. Catch naturally formed its preterite in the same way.

Phrasal Verbs

~ at something, ~ on, ~ out somebody, ~ somebody out, ~ up, ~ up on something, ~ up with somebody, ~ up with something,

Etymology

1. c.1205, from Anglo-Fr. cachier "catch, capture" (animals), from V.L. *captiare "try to seize, chase," freq. of L. capere "to take, hold" (see capable). Sense shifted from original meaning of "chase, hunt." Past tense form caught is rare instance of Eng. strong verb with Fr. origin, probably infl. by latch, the cognate native verb, which this word replaced. Noun meaning "that which is caught or worth catching" (especially of spouses) is from 1596. Catchy was a colloquial word in 1831. To catch on "apprehend" is 1884, Amer.Eng. colloquial. To catch (someone's) eye is first attested 1813, in Jane Austen. Catchword (1730) was originally the first word of the following page inserted at the right-hand lower corner of each page of a book; extended to "word caught up and repeated" (especially in the political sense) by 1795. Catch as catch can first attested 1393.
2. Etymology tree
3. Latin captus
4. Proto-Indo-European *-yetider.
5. Latin -io
6. Vulgar Latin *captiāre
7. Old French chacierbor.
8. Anglo-Norman cachierbor.
9. Middle English cacchen
10. English catch
11. From Middle English cacchen, from Anglo-Norman cachier, variant of Old French chacier, from Late Latin captiāre, from Latin captāre, frequentative of capere. Akin to Modern French chasser (from Old French chacier) and Spanish cazar, and thus a doublet of chase. Compare ketch. Via PIE cognate with have. Displaced Middle English fangen ("to catch"; > Modern English fang (verb)), from Old English fōn (“to seize, take”); Middle English lacchen ("to catch" and heavily displaced Modern English latch), from Old English læċċan.
12. The verb became irregular, possibly under the influence of the semantically similar latch (from Old English læċċan), whose past tense was lahte, lauhte, laught (Old English læhte), until becoming regularised in Modern English. See: Middle English 'cacchen', Latin 'captō', French 'chasser', Old French 'chacier', Spanish 'cazar'.

Verbs referencing "catch"

Galician cachear, Galician cachar, Spanish cachar, Tok Pisin kisim, Portuguese cachir.

Sample Sentences

Now, it had so happened that, in approaching the door, Eliza had caught enough of the conversation to know that a trader was making offers to her master for somebody. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
[...] take little Harry away from his mother, and carry him ’ way off in the dark; but mother won't let him—she's going to put on her little boy's cap and coat, and run off with him, so the ugly man can't catch him. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
“ Let dis child alone for dat ! ” said Sam, rolling up his eyes with a volume of meaning. “ Lord knows ! High ! Didn't say dat ! ” said he, suddenly catching his breath, with a ludicrous flourish of apprehension, which made his mistress laugh, spite of herself. “ Yes, Missis, I'll look out for de hosses ! ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
[...] and buzz, the clinking of capstans, the ringing of bells, the barking of dogs, the clattering of wheels, tingled in the listening ear. All of which life and stir, coming across the stirring water, caught new life and animation from its free companionship; and, sympathising with its buoyant spirits, glistened as it seemed in sport upon its surface, and hemmed the vessel round, and plashed the water [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
“ An't it enough we catch the boy for ye ? ” said Loker. “ What do ye want ? ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
“ But it an't all I want, by a long jump, ” said Tom. “ Ye don't think I did business with you, down in Natchez, for nothing, Haley; I 've learned to hold an eel, when I catch him. You 've got to fork over fifty dollars, flat down, or this child don't start a peg. I know yer. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
[...] too, and such peaked snouts, that if one of them could be persuaded to sit for his profile, nobody would recognise it for a pig 's likeness. They are never attended upon, or fed, or driven, or caught, but are thrown upon their own resources in early life, and become preternaturally knowing in consequence. Every pig knows where he lives, much better than anybody could tell him. At this hour, [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] chap can't be kept still by a troop of horse and foot, I'll warrant me; he'll bring it all out, popping his head out of some window or door. A pretty kettle of fish it would be for me, too, to be caught with them both here, just now ! No; they'll have to be got off tonight. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
[...] in the outer gate chanced to be left open: showing, beyond, the well-remembered dusty road and sunburnt fields. The way was as free to him as to any man living, but he no sooner raised his head and caught sight of it, all shining in the light, than, with the involuntary instinct of a prisoner, he cast away his spade, scampered off as fast as his legs would carry him, and never once looked back. (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] The conversation was here interrupted by a busy hum in the audience; and the auctioneer, a short, bustling, important fellow, elbowed his way into the crowd. The old woman drew in her breath, and caught instinctively at her son. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
Now look how vividly the blood oozes out. Hey, burn it down. It is certain that the woman who caught Basava Reddy's eye (Harom Hara)
aren't really capable of overpowering or catching them, you know. (Officer Black Belt)
♪ Satellites catch the light ♪ ♪ Of his Russian eyes ♪ ♪ In this life without a wife ♪ (Dear Luke, Love Me)
-She hasn't caught on to yoga yet, huh ? -Not at all. (Go Team!)
-She hasn't caught on to yoga yet, huh ? -Not at all. (Go Team!)

catch – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of catch

Nominal Forms

Cognates

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Subjunctive

Present

Perfect

Imperfect

Pluperfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Imperative

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'catch'

Verbs similar to 'catch'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Verbs referencing "catch"

Sample Sentences