gotcha

ˈɡɑʧə

Definition

Definition of gotcha - Reverso English Dictionary

Interjection

agreement

acknowledge responsibility or support

Don't worry about the task, gotcha covered.

acknowledged

agreed

understood

understanding

understand what you said or meant

Gotcha, I'll bring the documents tomorrow.

understood

surprise

Rare

surprised you with a trick

Rare

Gotcha! The fake spider worked perfectly.

surprise

trick

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Expressions with gotcha

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game of gotcha

situation where someone tries to catch another in a mistake

The interview turned into a game of gotcha with tricky questions.

gotcha journalism

reporting intended to embarrass public figures

The article was criticized for being gotcha journalism rather than serious reporting.

Origin of gotcha

English, got (get) + you (you)

Examples of gotcha in a sentence

Gotcha, I'll send the email right away.
Gotcha, I see what you're saying now.
Gotcha, that makes perfect sense.
Gotcha! You thought I was serious.
Gotcha! I knew you would fall for it.

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French:Compris !, d'accord, ...
German:ich hab's, verstanden, ...
Italian:ci penso io, capito, ...
Spanish:entendido, ¡te atrapé!, ...
Portuguese:deixa comigo, entendi, ...
Chinese:我来搞定, 明白, ...
Japanese:任せて, 了解, ...
Arabic:سَأَتَوَلّى ذٰلِك, فهمت, ...
Hebrew:עָלַיי, הֵבַנְתִּי, ...
Russian:Понял, понял, ...
Ukrainian:я тебе прикрию, зрозумів, ...
Hindi:मैं संभाल लूँगा, समझ गया, ...
Bengali:আছি, বুঝেছি, ...
Catalan:ja me n'encarrego, entesos, ...
Czech:to mám, chápu, ...
Danish:jeg klarer det, forstået, ...
Dutch:ik heb je, begrepen, ...
Greek:το έχω, κατάλαβα, ...
Hungarian:intézem, értem, ...
Khmer:ខ្ញុំរ៉ាប់រង, យល់ហើយ, ...
Korean:알았어, 알겠어, ...
Persian:هواتو دارم, فهمیدم, ...
Polish:ja się tym zajmę, mam cię, ...
Portuguese (BR):entendi, te peguei, ...
Romanian:te-am acoperit, am înțeles, ...
Swedish:fixat, förstått, ...
Thai:ได้เลย, เข้าใจแล้ว, ...
Turkish:yakaladım, anladım, ...
Vietnamese:lo cho bạn được, hiểu rồi, ...

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