latch on

English

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.
   • 2006, Ariana Franklin, City of Shadows, page 68:

     "She'll latch on quick when she remembers. It'll impress the customers. And open up the American market."

Translations

to grasp; to become attached to

• German: festhalten (de), ergreifen (de), fassen (de), erfassen (de), packen (de), anhängen (de), einklinken (de), andocken (de), anlegen (de)

to grasp; to understand

• German: kapieren (de), verstehen (de), mitkriegen (de), erfassen (de),