English phrases to grow your vocab: “Gotcha!”

junio 29, 2015
OpenEnglish
OpenEnglish | junio 29, 2015
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Gotcha = I understand you; I got your meaning

In English, we often use the slang word gotcha to show that we got someone’s meaning, it is a common way of communicating when you understand someone’s idea.

Gotcha comes from “got you” = I got you; I get it, where “get” is used as a synonym of understanding

Read the dialogue below and take the quiz to test your understanding.

• Steve: I didn’t understand your directions. Did you say that you live in the zoo?
• Alice: Oh, that would be funny. No, I live next to the zoo.
• Steve: Gotcha! Ok, that makes more sense. Thanks for explaining.