latch on

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latch on

verb latches on · latching on · 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."
To begin to understand something.

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verb to grasp; to become attached to

Deutsch	festhalten, ergreifen, fassen, erfassen, packen, anhängen

verb to grasp; to understand

Deutsch	kapieren, verstehen, mitkriegen, erfassen

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@misc{latch_on_2026,
  title = {latch on},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/latch%20on},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}