recatch

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verb

To catch again.

Similar
recapture
OriginEnglish catch ← Middle English cacchen ← Anglo-Norman cachier →
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Meanings

verbrecatch (third-person singular simple present recatches, present participle recatching, simple past and past participle recaught)

present singular third person recatches · participle present recatching · participle past recaught · past recaught

  1. transitiveTo catch again.

    Synonyms: recapture

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo catch again.

Similar
recapture
Also see
recapture

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Latincaptus
  7. Vulgar Latin*captiāre
  8. Old Frenchchacier
  9. Anglo-Normancachier
  10. Middle Englishcacchen
  11. Englishcatch
  12. Englishrecatch

From re- + catch.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

catcher
Cite this entry
APA

recatch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recatch

MLA

“recatch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recatch. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recatch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recatch.

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