Gotcha

Alternative forms

 * gotchya

Etymology 1
Written form of a reduction of got you.

Contraction

 * 1)  Got you; have you; as in capture or apprehend.
 * I gotcha now, ya little twerp.
 * 1)  Understand; comprehend.
 * Yeah, I gotcha. Good thinkin'!
 * 1)  Got you covered, got your back; when you have an advantage or responsibility over someone.
 * Gotcha! Go on in...
 * 1)  Got you back; as in after causing some form of retaliation or revenge against someone.
 * Gotcha! And don't ever do that to me again.
 * 1)  Got you by surprise; as in engineering or computer programming; typically an unintended consequence or problem caused by a small variation in areas such as command syntax, function definition, results application.

Translations

 * Czech: mám tě
 * French: j't'ai eu


 * German: hab dich
 * Persian: گیرت آوردم
 * Polish: mam cię
 * Spanish: te tengo


 * Telugu: ardam ayyindi

Related terms

 * getcha

Etymology 2
Direct acquisition of gotcha, the contraction of got you.

Noun

 * 1)  A potential problem or source of trouble.
 * Review the work thoroughly and make sure there are no gotchas.

Derived terms

 * game of gotcha