catch up

/kɛtʃ əp/
/kætʃ əp/
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Other forms: caught up; catching up; catches up; catched up

Definitions of catch up
  1. verb
    learn belatedly; find out about something after it happened
    “I'm trying to catch up with the latest developments in molecular biology”
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    type of:
    acquire, larn, learn
    gain knowledge or skills
  2. verb
    reach the point where one should be after a delay
    “I caught up on my homework”
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    types:
    come back
    even the score, in sports
    type of:
    arrive at, attain, gain, hit, make, reach
    reach a destination, either real or abstract
Pronunciation
US
/kɛtʃ əp/
UK
/kætʃ əp/
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