latch on

phrasal verb

latched on; latching on; latches on

British, informal

: to begin to understand something

What he was saying was complicated, so it took me a while to latch on.

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As a free agent a year ago, the White Sox moved on while Anderson latched on with the NL East cellar-dwelling Marlins. —

Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025 The real-life Mason was trying to make tough moral choices on the fly while also attempting to seize the moment, and Magaro latched on to the tension. —

Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024 The fact that a gosling can imprint on anyone could have served the opposite point: not that anyone a child latches on to becomes a mom but that caregiving can exist in any number of different capacities, independent of gender. —

Elvia Wilk, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024 The financial statements are just for the company which makes the movie and the Disney subsidiary behind Snow White is called Hidden Heart Productions in a nod to the shape of the latch on the Evil Queen's jewelry box. —

Caroline Reid, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for latch on