natch
9.9
In a way that is natural or expected
- adverb
- /næʧ/
- Slang
- It's kind of make it look more, natch, more natural.
Examples
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You forgot your umbrella, and it rained, natch.
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She aced the test, natch, since she studied hard.
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He always arrives late, natch; it's just his style.
Synonyms
naturally
vsnatch
As expected, without surprise
is more informal and casual in speech when expressing the same idea
naturellement
vsnatch
9.8
A French word used in English to mean of course
is the informal native form rather than a foreign loanword
How Obvious
Surface Forms
natch positive
Etymology
The word natch is a short, casual form of natural or naturally, like a quick spoken way to say 'of course'. That's why we use natch to show something is obvious or expected.