Some examples of word usage: cottoning
1. She quickly cottoned on to the fact that he was lying.
Sie hat schnell gemerkt, dass er gelogen hat.
2. It took him a while to cotton on to the new software.
Es dauerte eine Weile, bis er sich an die neue Software gewöhnt hatte.
3. The children were slow to cotton on to the rules of the game.
Die Kinder brauchten lange, um die Regeln des Spiels zu verstehen.
4. Once she cottoned on to his scheme, she refused to participate.
Sobald sie sein Vorhaben durchschaute, weigerte sie sich, mitzumachen.
5. He never cottoned on to the fact that she had been avoiding him.
Er hat nie gemerkt, dass sie ihn gemieden hat.
6. The team finally cottoned on to the coach's tactics and started winning games.
Das Team hat endlich die Taktik des Trainers verstanden und begann, Spiele zu gewinnen.