How to Pronounce "cotton on to"
expression
KAH-tuhn ON tuh
KOT-uhn ON TOO
Definition
To begin to understand or realize something, especially something that was not obvious at first.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈkɑtən/, /ˈkɔtən/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ
British English
kˈɒtən/ /ˈɒn/ /tˈuː
Simplified Pronunciation
US
KAH-tuhn ON tuh
UK
KOT-uhn ON TOO
Listen in Context
It took me a while to cotton on to the joke.
He finally cottoned on to what was happening.
Children often cotton on to things quickly.
It took my parents a year to cotton on to the fact I was moving out.