catch on (v)
get wise (v)
get onto (v)
tumble (v)
latch on (v)
cotton on (v)
twig (v)
get it (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 31
def understand, usually after some initial difficulty
examples She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on
Frame - 2 Somebody ----s
Frame - 22 Somebody ----s PP
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
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Hypernym grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend
Incoming links
Hyponym grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend

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