Definition of Cotton On in English :

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Cotton On meaning in English

Meaning of Cotton On in English

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Cotton On

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Verb

1. catch on, cotton on, get it, get onto, get wise, latch on, tumble, twig

understand, usually after some initial difficulty

Example Sentences:
'She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Cotton On

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verb (intr, adverb; often foll by to) informal
1. 
to perceive the meaning (of)
2. 
to make use (of)

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