anlamak, çakmak

Turkish - English

Definition of anlamak, çakmak in Turkish English dictionary

{k} catch on

to begin to understand; to realize or detect

He didn't have to explain; I caught on right away.

to become popular; to become commonplace; to become the standard

It's a crummy idea, and I certainly hope it does not catch on.

understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"

become popular; "This fashion caught on in paris"

If you catch on to something, you understand it, or realize that it is happening. He got what he could out of me before I caught on to the kind of person he'd turned into Wait a minute! I'm beginning to catch on

understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on

If something catches on, it becomes popular. The idea has been around for ages without catching on

understand the situation, comprehend what is going on; become popular, become widespread; get stuck on, hook on

Hyphenation

an·la·mak, çak·mak