If you catch cold, or catch a cold, you become ill with a cold.

What does catching a cold mean?

If you catch cold, or catch a cold, you become ill with a cold. Let's dry our hair so we don't catch cold.

Is catching a cold a real thing?

Do You Get Sick from Being Cold? While it's advice you've heard for years, Fecher says it's true, but not in the sense of catching a cold virus or the flu. “You can't get sick from being cold in general, whether you are outside or inside,” Fecher says.