catch The dialogue in this video is very difficult to catch.
The dialogue in this video is very difficult to understand. At that time I couldn’t speak or catch English at all.
At that time I couldn’t speak or understand English at all. Catch (= hear and/or understand) is used only in connection with what someone has just said: ‘I’m afraid I didn’t quite catch the last point. Could you go over it again?’ ‘Did either of you manage to catch her name?’ catch up 1
I have to catch up all the lessons I missed.
I have to catch up on all the lessons I missed. catch up (on/with sth ) = do the things that you should have done before so that your work is up to date: ‘Why don’t you stay at home tonight and catch up on some of your homework?’ Compare: ‘Don’t get too far behind with your homework or you’ll never be able to catch up.’ 2
New job opportunities will never catch up the rapid growth in population.
New job opportunities will never catch up with the rapid growth in population. catch up (with sb/sth) = draw level with: ‘Let’s stop here for a few minutes so that the others can catch up with us.’ ‘In schools up and down the country, girls have not only caught up with boys but they’re now in the lead.’ cause 1
The cause why I want to change my job is as follows.
The reason why I want to change my job is as follows. For this cause the journey took a long time.
For this reason the journey took a long time. cause = an action, event, situation etc that makes something happen: The cause of the fire is still being investigated.’ These outbreaks of violence will continue to occur until the causes have been eliminated.’ reason = something that provides an explanation: ‘I’m sure that they must have good reasons for wanting to live abroad.’ ‘The reason why there is only one applicant is that the job wasn’t advertised.’
