1
[ verb ] adopt, as of ideas

Synonyms

take_up seize_on hook_on fasten_on

Related terms

espouse

2
[ verb ] understand, usually after some initial difficulty

Synonyms

get_it catch_on get_onto twig cotton_on get_wise tumble

Examples

"She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"

Related terms

get_the_picture

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