Catch

"Catch" in Dutch

haak

(a clasp which stops something from opening)

opvangen

(the act of catching a ball)

struikelblok

(a hidden difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation)

valstrik

(a hidden difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation)

vangen

(the act of catching a ball)

vangst

(a find, in particular a boyfriend/girlfriend)

vangst

(that which is captured or caught)

begrijpen

(to perceive and understand)

grijpen

(to seize an opportunity)

halen

(to reach in time to leave)

krijgen

(to contract a disease or illness)

oplopen

(to contract a disease or illness)

snappen

(to perceive and understand)

vangen

(to capture or snare)

vangen

(to intercept an object in the air etc.)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.