Catch
Catch verb - To have a clear idea of.
Usage example: I didn't catch the point you were making about our nation's foreign policy
Sense is a synonym for catch in understand topic. In some cases you can use "Sense" instead a verb "Catch", when it comes to topics like hear and understand.
Sense
Sense verb - To have a clear idea of.
Usage example: I did not sense the full meaning of his cryptic warning until much later
Catch is a synonym for sense in understand topic. Sometimes you can use "Catch" instead a verb "Sense", if it concerns topics such as become aware of.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good catch | good sense |
| best | best catch | best sense |
| better | better catch | better sense |
| similar | similar catch | similar sense |
| Other adjectives: typical, real, great, little, bad, new, unique, different. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Beetle Bailey: In one strip, Sarge can sense when Beetle is about to start slacking off, but it doesn't help him catch him doing it, because he can sense when Sarge is coming the same way.
Source: Spider-Sense - While in the literal sense this trope doesn't apply in Beast Wars (though Tarantulas probably would have eaten any hominid he managed to catch), the technical sense gets more than its look in.
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Catch Phrase: "...which makes sense" when a detail makes sense, despite at first looking like a Plot Hole.
Cite this Source
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