CATCH UP WITH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does catch up with mean? 

• CATCH UP WITH (verb)
  The verb CATCH UP WITH has 2 senses:

1. catch up with and possibly overtake

2. make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point

  Familiarity information: CATCH UP WITH used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CATCH UP WITH (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Catch up with and possibly overtake

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Synonyms:

catch; catch up with; overtake

Context example:

The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp

"Catch up with" entails doing...:

compete; contend; vie (compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others)

Verb group:

catch (reach in time)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

catch up with; make up

Context example:

Can I catch up with the material or is it too late?

Hypernyms (to "catch up with" is one way to...):

recoup; recover; recuperate (regain or make up for)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

 Context examples 

Thus, the dog behind could never catch up with the one in front.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

You will catch up with your friends in late February, for they will take on a larger role in your life.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

“Perhaps, if I were to step boldly ashore, they would cut for it, and I could not catch up with one.”

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)