Meanings
verblatch on (third-person singular simple present latches on, present participle latching on, simple past and past participle latched on)
present singular third person latches on · participle present latching on · participle past latched on · past latched on
- To grasp firmly; to become attached to.
"She'll latch on quick when she remembers. It'll impress the customers. And open up the American market."
2006, Ariana Franklin, City of Shadows, page 68 - To begin to understand something.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbunderstand, usually after some initial difficulty
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
German festhalten, ergreifen
- festhaltento grasp; to become attached to
- ergreifento grasp; to become attached to
- fassento grasp; to become attached to
- erfassento grasp; to become attached to
- packento grasp; to become attached to
- anhängento grasp; to become attached to
- einklinkento grasp; to become attached to
- andockento grasp; to become attached to
- anlegento grasp; to become attached to
- kapierento grasp; to understand
- verstehento grasp; to understand
- mitkriegento grasp; to understand
Cite this entry
APA
latch on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/latch%20on
MLA
“latch on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/latch%20on. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “latch on,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/latch%20on.
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