Sekirov Dictionary

catch up

verb 8
/ˈkæt͡ʃ.ʌp/ noun 2
forms 5

verb8

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To reach something that had been ahead.
- Rose was three seconds behind, but managed to catch up with the race leader and eventually won.
- I'll go ahead and you can catch up with me later.
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To finally overtake (someone or something) after a long period of approaching (them or it).
- His years of drinking were catching up with him.
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To be brought up to date with news.
- I hadn't seen her for so long. It was great to catch up.
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To bring (someone) up to date with the news.
- After Alice's vacation, her boss caught her up on policy changes.
- I have to miss the end of the meeting, but you can catch me up later.
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To entangle (something).
- The speaker wires have got caught up with the wires from the lights.
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To involve in (something); to embroil.
- That's why she got caught up in addiction.
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To compensate for or make up a deficiency.
- After a slow start, they've been catching up lately.
- The sales quarter ends soon and we've got to try to catch up.
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To pick up suddenly.
- Oscar stopped the horses and waved to Carl, who caught up his hat and ran through the melon patch to join them. — 1913

catch-up

/ˈkæt͡ʃ.ʌp/

noun2

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An act of catching up or attempting to catch up.
- Rapid expansion of Britain's transport network during the 'railway mania' of the 19th century meant that the testing of engineering principles often played catch-up to the ambitions of progress. — 2021
An amount, a thing, or a receipt or repetition of information that enables one to catch up.

forms

caught up · catching up · catches up · catch ups · catch-ups

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