catch

/ˈkætʃ/KACH
/ˈkætʃ/KACH

Meaningto chase, to hunt

Common meaning: to seize and hold

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchcachier‘cacier, a dialectal variety’source
  2. Middle Englishcachensource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftscacier, a dialectal variety → to seize and holdcatch‘to seize and hold’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French cachier ‘to chase, to hunt’.

Roots

  • cachier Old French “to chase, to hunt”

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