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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On that occasion, Torres latched on to a pass from Steven Gerrard, sped away from defender Tal Ben Haim and then opened up his body to find the far corner.
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James Pearce, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Barden explained that latching on to mobile money services such as Safaricom’s ubiquitous M-Pesa would reduce the time required to onboard new investors from days to minutes by leveraging their existing details.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 26 Jan. 2026
To ease your mind and keep your baby safe, baby-proofing the house is a smart idea, including putting latches on doors and covers on outlets.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
Their drama is supposed to be, in some ways, better than our own, giving us normies something to latch on to during the mundanity of our lives.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026
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James Pearce, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Barden explained that latching on to mobile money services such as Safaricom’s ubiquitous M-Pesa would reduce the time required to onboard new investors from days to minutes by leveraging their existing details.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 26 Jan. 2026
To ease your mind and keep your baby safe, baby-proofing the house is a smart idea, including putting latches on doors and covers on outlets.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
Their drama is supposed to be, in some ways, better than our own, giving us normies something to latch on to during the mundanity of our lives.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for latch on
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“Latch on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/latch%20on. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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