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latch on

latch on verb: to grasp firmly; to become attached to.

Verb

latch on (third-person singular simple present latches on, present participle latching on, simple past and past participle latched on)

  1. To grasp firmly; to become attached to.
    • "She'll latch on quick when she remembers. It'll impress the customers. And open up the American market."2006, Ariana Franklin, City of Shadows, page 68
  2. To begin to understand something.

Forms of latch on

third-person singular presentlatches on
present participlelatching on
past participlelatched on
pastlatched on

Questions about latch on

What does latch on mean?
Latch on means to grasp firmly; to become attached to.
What part of speech is latch on?
Latch on is a verb.
What is the past tense of latch on?
The past tense of latch on is latched on.

Words near latch on in the dictionary

  1. Latasians
  2. Latavia
  3. latch
  4. latch key
  5. latch keys
  6. latch on
  7. latch onto
  8. latch'd
  9. latch-key
  10. latch-key child
  11. latch-key children

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