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Definition: TO CATCH UP WITH |
TO CATCH UP WITH1. To come up with; to overtake. |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Do you ever wonder if this war's going to catch up with us (Pearl Harbor; writing credit: Randall Wallace) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | This is a reflection of China’s efforts to catch up with the latest technology development in the world. (references) | |
Capital and operational constraints will likely force smaller engineering companies to form joint ventures and consortiums to catch up with the larger companies. (references) | ||
In order to catch up with the mature automotive technology in the developed countries, China encourages the import of key parts and components China has lowered tariff rates on technology imports. (references) | ||
Economic History | India | This euphoria is expected to continue for at least half of this decade, as India races ahead to catch up with the rest of the world. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Language | Translations for "TO CATCH UP WITH"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Hungarian | utolér vkit (to catch sy up, to catch up with sy, to get caught in sg, to pick up on sy, to pull up to sy, to pull up with sy). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | otay atchcay upay ithway.(various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-c-h-h-i-o-p-t-t-t-u-w" | |
-5 letters: chitchat, outcatch, outpitch, outwatch, pitchout, watchout. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Usage: Modern 3. Quotations: Non-fiction 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Anagrams 6. Bibliography |
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