"latch on" meaning in English

See latch on in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: latches on [present, singular, third-person], latching on [participle, present], latched on [participle, past], latched on [past]
Head templates: {{en-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. Translations (to grasp; to become attached to): festhalten (German), ergreifen (German), fassen (German), erfassen (German), packen (German), anhängen (German), einklinken (German), andocken (German), anlegen (German) Translations (to grasp; to understand): kapieren (German), verstehen (German), mitkriegen (German), erfassen (German)

Inflected forms

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      "word": "festhalten"
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      "sense": "to grasp; to become attached to",
      "word": "ergreifen"
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      "sense": "to grasp; to become attached to",
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      "sense": "to grasp; to become attached to",
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      "word": "anhängen"
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      "word": "mitkriegen"
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      "word": "erfassen"
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