latch on

VERB

grasp

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept appreciate comprehend fathom perceive pick up realize

STRONG

apprehend catch cognize compass dig envisage follow get have know make see take

WEAK

catch on get the drift get the picture take in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

misinterpret misunderstand neglect overlook

STRONG

avoid be immune disallow discourage dissuade fail lose miss not get refuse stop

WEAK

let go release

VERB

participate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aid compete cooperate engage engage in perform play share

STRONG

concur partake strive

WEAK

associate with be a participant be a party to be into chip in come in enter into get in on get in on the act go into have a hand in have to do with join in lend a hand sit in sit in on take an interest in tune in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

block direct hinder impede obstruct prevent stop

WEAK

observe watch

Example Sentences

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By selling to China the vehicles, factories and infrastructure that the Asian giant needed to supply the world with cheap consumer goods, Germany could latch on to the the country’s supercharged growth.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Citrini’s scenario is just one of a number of plausible ones, though in the current mood, the market latched on.

From Barron's

Son should have had another assist, pulling it back from the touchline to Bouanga, who this time could not latch on to the opportunity.

From Barron's

It only took the rapid forward two minutes to open the scoring after he beat the offside trap to latch on to Dan Burn's through ball before coolly picking out the bottom corner.

From BBC

Fear of being alone and abandoned was like a wall preventing him from experiencing the magic that had latched on to him.

From Literature

latch on

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