latch
verb/lætʃ/
/lætʃ/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they latch | /lætʃ/ /lætʃ/ |
| he / she / it latches | /ˈlætʃɪz/ /ˈlætʃɪz/ |
| past simple latched | /lætʃt/ /lætʃt/ |
| past participle latched | /lætʃt/ /lætʃt/ |
| -ing form latching | /ˈlætʃɪŋ/ /ˈlætʃɪŋ/ |
- latch something to fasten something with a latch
- He closed the window and latched it.
Word OriginOld English læccan ‘take hold of, grasp (physically or mentally)’, of Germanic origin.Want to learn more?
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