catch – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of catch

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to catch sight of
Participle: caught sight of
Gerund: catching sight of

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Icatch sight of
youcatch sight of
he;she;itcatches sight of
wecatch sight of
youcatch sight of
theycatch sight of

Perfect

Ihave caught sight of
youhave caught sight of
he;she;ithas caught sight of
wehave caught sight of
youhave caught sight of
theyhave caught sight of

Past

Icaught sight of
youcaught sight of
he;she;itcaught sight of
wecaught sight of
youcaught sight of
theycaught sight of

Pluperfect

Ihad caught sight of
youhad caught sight of
he;she;ithad caught sight of
wehad caught sight of
youhad caught sight of
theyhad caught sight of

Future

Iwill catch sight of
youwill catch sight of
he;she;itwill catch sight of
wewill catch sight of
youwill catch sight of
theywill catch sight of

Future Perfect

Iwill have caught sight of
youwill have caught sight of
he;she;itwill have caught sight of
wewill have caught sight of
youwill have caught sight of
theywill have caught sight of

Subjunctive

Present

Icatch sight of
youcatch sight of
he;she;itcatch sight of
wecatch sight of
youcatch sight of
theycatch sight of

Perfect

Ihave caught sight of
youhave caught sight of
he;she;ithave caught sight of
wehave caught sight of
youhave caught sight of
theyhave caught sight of

Imperfect

Icaught sight of
youcaught sight of
he;she;itcaught sight of
wecaught sight of
youcaught sight of
theycaught sight of

Pluperfect

Ihad caught sight of
youhad caught sight of
he;she;ithad caught sight of
wehad caught sight of
youhad caught sight of
theyhad caught sight of

Conditional

Present

Iwould catch sight of
youwould catch sight of
he;she;itwould catch sight of
wewould catch sight of
youwould catch sight of
theywould catch sight of

Perfect

Iwould have caught sight of
youwould have caught sight of
he;she;itwould have caught sight of
wewould have caught sight of
youwould have caught sight of
theywould have caught sight of

Imperative

youcatch sight of
weLet's catch sight of
youcatch sight of

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam catching sight of
youare catching sight of
he;she;itis catching sight of
weare catching sight of
youare catching sight of
theyare catching sight of

Perfect

Ihave been catching sight of
youhave been catching sight of
he;she;ithas been catching sight of
wehave been catching sight of
youhave been catching sight of
theyhave been catching sight of

Past

Iwas catching sight of
youwere catching sight of
he;she;itwas catching sight of
wewere catching sight of
youwere catching sight of
theywere catching sight of

Pluperfect

Ihad been catching sight of
youhad been catching sight of
he;she;ithad been catching sight of
wehad been catching sight of
youhad been catching sight of
theyhad been catching sight of

Future

Iwill be catching sight of
youwill be catching sight of
he;she;itwill be catching sight of
wewill be catching sight of
youwill be catching sight of
theywill be catching sight of

Future Perfect

Iwill have been catching sight of
youwill have been catching sight of
he;she;itwill have been catching sight of
wewill have been catching sight of
youwill have been catching sight of
theywill have been catching sight of

Conditional

Present

Iwould be catching sight of
youwould be catching sight of
he;she;itwould be catching sight of
wewould be catching sight of
youwould be catching sight of
theywould be catching sight of

Perfect

Iwould have been catching sight of
youwould have been catching sight of
he;she;itwould have been catching sight of
wewould have been catching sight of
youwould have been catching sight of
theywould have been catching sight of

Other

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.

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!)