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Meaning of catch up in Essential American English Dictionary

catch up
— phrasal verb with catch
verb
us
/kætʃ/
 
present participle catching | past tense and past participle caught
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to reach the same level or quality as someone or something else:
She’s doing extra work to catch up with the rest of the class.
B1
to learn and discuss the newest facts about something:
Let’s go out for lunch – I want to catch up on all your news.
I’ll catch up with you later.
to reach someone or something that is in front of you by moving faster:
We soon caught up with the car in front.

(Definition of catch up from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of catch up

in Chinese (Traditional)
（談論上次會面後事務進展的）更新會議, 同catch-up TV, （ketchup的另一種拼法）…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
（谈论上次会面后事务进展的）更新会议, 同catch-up TV, （ketchup的另一种拼法）…
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sesión para ponerse al día, televisión a la carta, kétchup…
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reunião de atualização, recuperação, vídeo sob demanda…
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（最新の情報）について話す, 追（お）いつく…
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güncel haberleri öğrenmek, tartışmak, yetişmek…
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rattraper, rejoindre…
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posar-se al dia…
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inhalen…
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indhente…
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menyusul, mengejar…
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ตามทัน…
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đuổi kịp…
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nadrabiać zaległości, doganiać…
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komma ikapp…
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mengejar…
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einholen…
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ta igjen, innhente…
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наздогнати…
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aggiornarsi, raggiungere…
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