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catch (understand), grasp (understand), follow (understand)

Auslan SignbankDictionary#1872 catch-understand
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As a Verb or Adjective: 1. To know what someone has signed and to understand what they mean by it. English = catch (someone's meaning), follow (someone's meaning). Interactive: 1. Used alone with a positive facial expression to mean you did follow and understand what someone has just signed. English = 'Yes, I got that!', 'Yes, I'm following you.', and so on. 2. Used alone with a negative facial expression to mean you did not follow what someone has just signed. English = 'Sorry, I don't follow you.', 'I don't get it!', 'I didn't catch that!', and so on.