Used in a Sentence

caught

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for caught.

Editorial note

One thing: maybe this is just me, but the account verification email got caught in my spam filter.

Examples16
Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(cricket) Of the method of being out in which the striker hits the ball and a fielder catches it.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of caught gathered in one view.

adjective

(cricket) Of the method of being out in which the striker hits the ball and a fielder catches it.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for caught.

adjective

(cricket) Of the method of being out in which the striker hits the ball and a fielder catches it.

Example sentences

1

One thing: maybe this is just me, but the account verification email got caught in my spam filter.

2

Basically you can't buy or sell steam accounts - and if you are caught Valve will suspend the account.

3

It is precisely the unidirectional nature of Twitter that meant it caught on for the media industry.

4

} This particular case gets caught by -Wall, but there are plenty of cases where unintended unsigned contagion doesn't caught by the compiler.

5

If you use enable gcc warnings (which you ought to for every conceivably useful warnings:-) ), that will be caught.

6

Programming languages and text editors are good examples of this - most surprises should be caught in the design phase.

7

All of this is a big diversion, and most people get caught up in it.

8

Whether advertisers make mistakes or try to sneak around the restrictions and don’t get caught, we can’t tell.

9

If you could steal at the supermarket and know you'd never get caught or there would be 0 consequences you'd do that.

10

And those that aren't by chance caught on video tape get zero press.

11

I skimmed the article but section #3 caught my eye as I was hoping for more details on your success.

12

Our website hasn’t caught up with this huge expansion - it currently runs on WordPress and is in sore need of a complete overhaul.

Quote examples

1

Plenty of non-tech-savvy people get caught by "your computer is infected!!" style ads.

2

If, say, your kid gets caught stealing a car and say "oops, sorry" then walks away, that doesn't make everything ok.

3

I think Bill is just saying that they should've got PC manfacturers to add a "Log On" key to the keyboard which they could've caught in the OS in the same way as Ctrl+Alt+Del.

4

If we get caught, we'll just apologise and settle quietly..." I believe it is in everyone's best interests that companies be strongly discouraged from this kind of theft, to the point where they will be insanely scrupulous about code developed both in house and at arm's length.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use caught in a sentence?

One thing: maybe this is just me, but the account verification email got caught in my spam filter.

What does caught mean?

(cricket) Of the method of being out in which the striker hits the ball and a fielder catches it.

What part of speech is caught?

caught is commonly used as adjective.