Catch up - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkætʃ ʌp|  American pronunciation of the word catch up
Brit.  |kætʃ ʌp|  British pronunciation of the word catch up

verb

- reach the point where one should be after a delay
- learn belatedly; find out about something after it happened
I'm trying to catch up with the latest developments in molecular biology

Extra examples

The thieves caught up the money and ran.

My coat was caught up on the hook.

The big red curtain was caught up with a golden rope.

Catch up the lower edge with light sewing so that it doesn't show.

I had to run to catch up with her.

We shall have to work hard to catch the other firm up.

We had caught up on sleep.

He spent six months catching up with his studies.

The examiners caught him up on the third question.

I was caught up in the busy traffic again.

Most citizens do not get caught up in local events.

Many politicians started by being caught up in the party when they were very young.

...a young idealist who got caught up in the political fanaticism of the times...

...completely caught up in opera ever since he saw La Traviata...

I'm trying to catch up with the latest developments in molecular biology

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