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👍 I understand 👍 To understand ❓ A tricky problem 🤏 To catch
to getcha

to getcha

1 9.5
To understand what someone says
  • verb
  • /ˈɡɛtʃə/
  • Informal
translation icon : entender (a alguien)
  • What can I getcha?

So, you know, or I'll go to she's like, OK, I gotcha, OK, OK, got it.

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Examples

Synonyms

to get
vsto getcha
∞ 1.4

To understand what someone says or an idea

is informal and mainly used to show understanding of speech
to catch that
vsto getcha
  • Informal
11 3.0

Hear and understand what someone says when it is hard to hear

is more casual and signals simple understanding rather than confirming clear hearing

Antonyms

to misinterpret
23 4.2

To understand something in the wrong way

How Certain

to getcha
  • Informal
1 9.5
oh
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

getcha infinitive
gettingcha present participle
getchas third person singular
gotcha past
gotcha past participle

Morphology

getcha = get + you (transparent) = get + cha

A spoken contraction of 'get you' used as a verb meaning 'to understand/catch (what someone is saying)', so the meaning follows directly from the base phrase.

Etymology

Getcha as a verb is an informal form of get + you, from saying 'I get you' quickly, where get means 'understand'. So to getcha someone in speech is to say you 'understand' or 'catch' what they mean.