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One of the things that's important for anybody adapting source material that is primarily a male buddy picture is to find ways to latch on to strong female characters in the piece and bring them to the forefront and celebrate their point of view alongside the men; otherwise, it becomes a sausage party, and it's a singular point of view.
Bryan Fuller

Meaning of "latch" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LATCH

Old English læccan to seize, of Germanic origin; related to Greek lazesthai.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LATCH

latch  [lætʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LATCH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Latch is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb latch in English.

WHAT DOES LATCH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of latch in the English dictionary

The first definition of latch in the dictionary is a fastening for a gate or door that consists of a bar that may be slid or lowered into a groove, hole, etc. Other definition of latch is a spring-loaded door lock that can be opened by a key from outside. Latch is also Also called: latch circuit a logic circuit that transfers the input states to the output states when signalled, the output thereafter remaining insensitive to changes in input status until signalled again.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LATCH

PRESENT

Present
I latch
you latch
he/she/it latches
we latch
you latch
they latch
Present continuous
I am latching
you are latching
he/she/it is latching
we are latching
you are latching
they are latching
Present perfect
I have latched
you have latched
he/she/it has latched
we have latched
you have latched
they have latched
Present perfect continuous
I have been latching
you have been latching
he/she/it has been latching
we have been latching
you have been latching
they have been latching
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I latched
you latched
he/she/it latched
we latched
you latched
they latched
Past continuous
I was latching
you were latching
he/she/it was latching
we were latching
you were latching
they were latching
Past perfect
I had latched
you had latched
he/she/it had latched
we had latched
you had latched
they had latched
Past perfect continuous
I had been latching
you had been latching
he/she/it had been latching
we had been latching
you had been latching
they had been latching
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will latch
you will latch
he/she/it will latch
we will latch
you will latch
they will latch
Future continuous
I will be latching
you will be latching
he/she/it will be latching
we will be latching
you will be latching
they will be latching
Future perfect
I will have latched
you will have latched
he/she/it will have latched
we will have latched
you will have latched
they will have latched
Future perfect continuous
I will have been latching
you will have been latching
he/she/it will have been latching
we will have been latching
you will have been latching
they will have been latching
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would latch
you would latch
he/she/it would latch
we would latch
you would latch
they would latch
Conditional continuous
I would be latching
you would be latching
he/she/it would be latching
we would be latching
you would be latching
they would be latching
Conditional perfect
I would have latch
you would have latch
he/she/it would have latch
we would have latch
you would have latch
they would have latch
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been latching
you would have been latching
he/she/it would have been latching
we would have been latching
you would have been latching
they would have been latching
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you latch
we let´s latch
you latch
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to latch
Past participle
latched
Present Participle
latching
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LATCH


ambach
ˈæmˌbætʃ
attach
əˈtætʃ
batch
bætʃ
brach
brætʃ
catch
kætʃ
despatch
dɪˈspætʃ
detach
dɪˈtætʃ
dispatch
dɪˈspætʃ
hatch
hætʃ
kaffeeklatsch
ˈkæfɪˌklætʃ
match
mætʃ
mismatch
ˌmɪsˈmætʃ
mix-and-match
ˌmɪksəndˈmætʃ
patch
pætʃ
rach
rætʃ
rematch
ˈriːˌmætʃ
sasquatch
ˈsæsˌkwætʃ
scratch
skrætʃ
snatch
snætʃ
thatch
θætʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LATCH

lat.
latah
Latakia
Latam
latch circuit
latch on
latchet
latchkey
latchkey child
latchkey kid
latchstring
late
late developer
Late Greek
late hours
late in the day
Late Latin
late riser
late trading
late-night

WORDS THAT END LIKE LATCH

a bad patch
Black Watch
deathwatch
exhibition match
fob watch
football match
friendly match
from scratch
grudge match
home match
klatch
league match
officer of the watch
on the watch
quartz watch
stopwatch
swatch
test match
watch
wristwatch

Synonyms and antonyms of latch in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LATCH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «latch» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of latch
bar · bolt · catch · clamp · fasten · fastening · hasp · hook · lock · secure · sneck

Translation of «latch» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LATCH

Find out the translation of latch to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of latch from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «latch» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

门闩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pestillo
570 millions of speakers

English

latch
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कुंडी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مزلاج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

защелка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

trinco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হুড়কা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

loquet
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Selak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Riegel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

掛け金
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

빗장
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Latch
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chốt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தாழ்ப்பாளை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कडी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mandal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

chiavistello
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zatrzask
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

засувка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

zăvor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μάνταλο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grendel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spärren
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

låsen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of latch

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LATCH»

The term «latch» is very widely used and occupies the 18.340 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LATCH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about latch

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10 QUOTES WITH «LATCH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word latch.
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Jeff Ament
I've seen kids turn their lives around. It's usually a kid who's outside of the team-sport world, or maybe has a darker personality or doesn't fit in. Skateboarding ends up being something they latch onto. It sounds hokey, but finding a focus on something - whether it's skateboard or playing your guitar - can be life changing.
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Damien Chazelle
I tend to latch on to things and not let go.
3
Harry Connick, Jr.
I've learned that people latch onto labels and stereotypes. There was a period when I was asked in every single interview how I liked being the new Frank Sinatra... I think people will soon realize that I do a lot more than interpret old songs.
4
Peter Doig
I think if I was Trinidadian, I would latch more on to the myths and romanticise the place more. I don't think it's my place to do that - they're not really mine. I'm an outsider.
5
Nathan Fillion
It's a trap I've fallen into earlier in my career - trying to be liked. Don't do it. When I watch TV and I see someone trying to make me like them, acting cute or quirky or goofy, I'm not impressed. Don't act like America's watching you. Just latch onto your character. Characters are flawed. Be unlikeable. Be flawed. Be a person.
6
Ronald Frame
As a little boy, I apparently had a predilection for undoing latch gates, running up pathways and ringing doorbells - and then running off again and away before the door was opened behind me.
7
Bryan Fuller
One of the things that's important for anybody adapting source material that is primarily a male buddy picture is to find ways to latch on to strong female characters in the piece and bring them to the forefront and celebrate their point of view alongside the men; otherwise, it becomes a sausage party, and it's a singular point of view.
8
Elizabeth Peyton
A painting of a person can be descriptive, but for me it's about all the things that make up a picture - the feelings, the brushstrokes - more than describing somebody. People latch on to the personalities when they talk about my work and forget the other parts.
9
Gordon Ramsay
When you find a guy who is powerful, a big father figure, you latch onto him immediately.
10
Connie Stevens
It's important for us to latch onto the people that we love.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LATCH»

Discover the use of latch in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to latch and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Latch-hooking Rugs
Lynda Spiro revives the simple art of latch hook for today's crafter. Latch-hooking Rugs contains more than thirty contemporary projects, plus a chapter that shows you how to design your own rugs and wall hangings.
Lynda Spiro, 2008
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The Latch Book: And Other Keys to Breastfeeding Success
In this helpful, informative book, they share their insights and techniques to help moms and babies overcome their problems and breastfeed successfully.
Jack Newman, Teresa Pitman, 2006
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The Devil Latch
When she goes home that day she will wear the marks of the devil, the clinging smell of oil, the bruising of her neck.' This is a chilling and disturbing novel from the author of Sleeping Dogs and Wilful Blue.
Sonya Hartnett, 1998
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The 8051/8052 Microcontroller: Architecture, Assembly ...
The 74LS573 is a "latch." The function of a latch is to receive and store signals on one set of pins when the latch is triggered and send those same signals out another set of pins even after the input signal has ended or changed. In the case of ...
Craig Steiner, 2005
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High Speed Bipolar Latch Design for Large Scale Integration
This is demonstrated in a SiGe process and results show an improvement in the power-delay product of approximately 14%, running at top speed.
Thomas E. Collins (III.), 2007
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CMOS Data Converters for Communications
... has shown that the comparator gain must be much larger than the above given value if metastability is considered in a pipeline A/D converter [7]. If we consider bit error rate, the gain has to be much larger if no positive feedback latch is used.
Mikael Gustavsson, J. Jacob Wikner, Nianxiong Tan, 2000
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Latch on to Literature: A Teacher's Guide to 12 Caldecott ...
This guide for literature-based reading programs includes author biographies, story synopses, discussion questions, critical thinking exercises, and additional extension activities.
Jody Hamm, 1993
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Secret Oracle - Unleashing the Full Potential of the Oracle ...
Chapter. 10. X$BH. and. Latch. Contention. Status: X$BH is partially documented in Oracle Database Performance Tuning Guide 10g Release 2. Benefit: This chapter provides additional information on X$BH. Contrary to what the reader might ...
Norbert Debes, 2008
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Prayers Offered by the Chaplain REV. Edward Gardiner Latch, ...
by The Honorable Hale Boggs Dr. Edward G. Latch, the Chaplain of the House of Representatives, is a gifted man. Each day, when the House is called to order, Dr . Latch steps up to the lectern and offers a prayer. He has done this hundreds of ...
Edward Gardiner Latch, 2009
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Switching Theory: Insight Through Predicate Logic
The hinge-sets ye = {y(h(y) = z} of the hinge latch are used to develop the K-map of the prelogic g from the K-map of the specified latch / by (a) replacing each 0- output in the K-map of h by an element of Jo, (b) replacing each 1-output in the ...
Shimon Peter Vingron, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LATCH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term latch is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hawera Big Latch On aims to break record | Stuff.co.nz
Hawera's "The Village" play group are hosting a "Big Latch On" on Friday July 31 at the Presbyterian Hall, Argyle St, Hawera, from 9am to 11am ... «Waikato Times, Jul 15»
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Quick-acting school's show for Welsh children's cancer charity Latch
And this week, they were able to present a cheque for £1,600 to Welsh children's cancer charity Latch from the proceeds of the concert. «Carmarthen Journal, Jul 15»
3
The connected home needs HomeKit and Project Brillo as soon as …
Better yet, which framework will existing hardware platforms latch onto? If my Simplicam is all-in on Project Brillo but Scout Alarm cannonballs ... «The Next Web, Jul 15»
4
Thompson: Spieth what American golf fans have been waiting for …
Win or lose, he has proved he is one we can latch on to. He's talented enough to beat anybody. He's young enough to bring a hint of swag. «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»
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4 Ways to Protect Your Cat From the Escaped-Carrier Crisis | Care2 …
Support the Bottom of the Carrier & Double Check Your Door Latch: Always support the bottom of your carrier and double check the door to ... «Care2.com, Jul 15»
6
Becoming a pinball wizard of sales - The Globe and Mail
Companies trying to improve their marketing often latch onto one idea. Perhaps they will improve their website. Perhaps they will hold webinars ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
7
How To Control Your Children's Use Of Technology | Lifehacker …
They're the wild ones, out of control thanks to Apple, Social Media and any other buzzword they can possibly latch onto. Sexting, maybe. «Lifehacker Australia, Jul 15»
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Second T20: Chibhabha, Cremer help Zimbabwe to blindside India …
The batsman popped a return catch as Williams stretched his hands over his head to latch onto it. Jadhav too was run out when Muzarabani ... «News Nation, Jul 15»
9
Lyme Disease Is Growing, Spreading To New Areas: CDC Study …
Scientists said that as humans clear forests, popular tick targets like mice begin to find other homes, leaving ticks with fewer mammals to latch ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
10
Morpeth breast is best advocate hopes for record breaking Big Latch
Breast is best advocate Rachael Cartwright is also hosting a Big Latch On event in Newcastle. The young mum is still breastfeeding her ... «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»

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