English verb: cotton on | |||
1. | cotton on (cognition) understand, usually after some initial difficulty | ||
Samples | She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on. | ||
Synonyms | catch on, get it, get onto, get wise, latch on, tumble, twig | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | apprehend, compass, comprehend, dig, get the picture, grasp, grok, savvy | ||