Cogerle (en. Catch him)

/koˈxeɾle/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To take or grab someone or something.

Hold my hand.

Cógeme de la mano.

To understand or grasp something.

I didn’t get the idea at first.

No le cogí la idea a la primera.

To pick up something that has been dropped.

Pick up the book that fell.

Coge el libro que se cayó.

From the Latin 'capere', meaning 'to take'.

to catch on to the trick

To understand how something works.

cogerle el truco

to catch the measure

To know a person's abilities.

cogerle la medida

to take

To take or grab something.

coger

to grab

To hold something firmly.

agarrar

In some countries, it means to have sexual relations.

They left together and the next day they said they had hooked up.

Se fueron juntos y al día siguiente decían que habían cogido.

In colloquial contexts, it can indicate that someone has been caught.

They caught him cheating.

Lo cogieron haciendo trampa.