catch up
Definition of catch up
transitive verb
1a : to pick up often abruptly the thief caught the purse up and ranb : ensnare, entangle education has been caught up in a stultifying mythology — N. M. Puseyc : enthrall the … public was caught up in the car's magic — D. A. Jedlicka
2 : to provide with the latest information catch me up on the news
intransitive verb
1a : to travel fast enough to overtake an advance party The soldier ran to catch up with his unit.b : to reach a state of parity (see parity 1) or of being able to cope students who miss class have difficulty catching up
2 : to bring about arrest for illicit activities the police caught up with the thieves
3a : to complete or compensate (see compensate 1) for something belatedly catch up on lost sleepb : to acquire belated information catch up on the news
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Examples of catch up in a Sentence
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
Origin and Etymology of catch up
see 1catch
First Known Use: 14th century
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