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  • past participle of catch.
  • past tense form of catch.
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caught

[kawt] / kɔt /


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The book’s throughline is her friendship with Bill, an academic loner whose meticulous work in the field caught her attention.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

The meat was so glistening that it caught the light of the disco ball.

From Slate Aug. 24, 2026

But Cigar, at odds of 1-10, got caught up in a speed duel and wound up losing to a 39-1 long shot named Dare and Go.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

The Greenland sharks examined in the study were caught between 2020 and 2024 with scientific long lines near the University of Copenhagen's Arctic Station on Disko Island, Greenland.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

The wind changed, and Wolf caught a wave of scent from the great Den of the taillesses.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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