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catches a cold

catches a cold is the third-person singular simple present indicative of catch a cold.

Meaning of catch a cold

Verb

catch a cold (third-person singular simple present catches a cold, present participle catching a cold, simple past and past participle caught a cold)

  1. (idiomatic) To contract a cold.
  2. (idiomatic) To encounter difficulties.
    • Don't catch a cold because of the state pension freeze.2014 March 22, Rupert Jones, “Retiring abroad? Don't catch a cold because of the state pension freeze”, in The Guardian

Questions about catches a cold

What is catches a cold the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Catches a cold is the third-person singular simple present indicative of catch a cold.

Words near catches a cold in the dictionary

  1. catchers' mitts
  2. catches
  3. catches a body
  4. catches a break
  5. catches a case
  6. catches a cold
  7. catches a crab
  8. catches a date
  9. catches a dick
  10. catches a fade
  11. catches a falling knife

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