| Partikelverb |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| latch on vi phrasal | (baby: grab the nipple) | få tag i ngt vbal uttr |
| | | få grepp om ngt vbal uttr |
| | The kittens latched on and began to suckle. |
| latch on vi phrasal | figurative (idea, etc.: adopt, understand) (bildlig) | greppa vtr |
| | | förstå vtr |
| | (vardagligt) | fatta vtr |
latch on to [sth/sb],
latch onto [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (cling) | klänga sig fast vid ngt/ngn vbal uttr |
| | | haka sig fast i ngt/ngn vbal uttr |
| | Sea lampreys latch on to passing fish, sharks, and even humans. |
latch on to [sth],
latch onto [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (idea, etc.: adopt, understand) (bildlig) | greppa vtr |
| | | förstå vtr |
| | (vardagligt) | fatta vtr |
| | The student began to latch on to the idea of Socialism. |
latch on to [sb],
latch onto [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (follow [sb] around) (bildlig) | klänga sig fast på ngn vbal uttr |
| | | följa efter ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | She's so clingy, she just latches on to whatever boy she meets. |
latch on to [sth],
latch onto [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (baby: grab nipple with mouth) | suga sig fast vid ngt vbal uttr |
| | | klänga sig fast vid ngt vbal uttr |
| | The baby latched on to his mother's breast. |