Catch Up With

Definitions: Catch Up With

Catch Up With

Verb

1. Catch up with and possibly overtake; "The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp".

2. Make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point; "I have to make up with exam"; "Can I catch up with the material or is it too late?".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: Catch Up With

Crosswords: Catch Up With

We'll never catch up with those horses! (Willow; writing credit: Bob Dolman; George Lucas)

When you live for a while of time, your past significant events catch up with you. (The Outer Limits; writing credit: Harlan Ellison)

Do you ever wonder if this war's going to catch up with us? (Pearl Harbor; writing credit: Randall Wallace)

You pay your American Express with your Discover, your Discover with your Visa, your Visa with your Mastercard. Before they catch up with you, you're buried in a glorious crypt in Bel-Air! (The Naked Truth; writing credit: Scott Bank; Jenny Banks)

Is gonna catch up with your heart (Love will turn; performing artist: Kenny Rogers)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Music

• Catch up with the Blues (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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)

Compaq stood third in terms of unit sales but was second after HCL. However, with decreasing prices and declining customs duty it will not be long before the MNCs catch up with local players. (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.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Expressions using "catch up with": catch up with smb. ♦ To catch up with. Additional references.

Chinese 

趕上 (keep up with). (various references)

Finnish

tavoittaa (catch, find reach, overtake, try to catch, try to get hold of), saavuttaa (accomplish, achieve, acquire, attain, gain, get, obtain, overtake, reach, win). (various references)

French

rejoindre. (various references)

German

er holt Sie ein (he'll catch up with you). (various references)

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), utolér valakit (catch up with smb.). (various references)

Italian

a prendere (overtake). (various references)

Pig Latin

atchcay upay ithway

Russian 

нагонять (gain on, gain up, gain upon). (various references)

Spanish

alcanzar (accomplish, achieve, acquire, add up to, amount, arrive at, attain, carry, catch up, come up with, do, gain, get, get at, hit, jockey, last out, make up on, obtain, overhaul, overtake, reach, throw in, throw out, touch, win, win through). (various references)

Swedish

komma ikapp med, hinna ifatt. (various references)

consecuta, consecutam, consecuti, consecutus, consequamur, consequantur, consequaris, consequebantur, consequens, consequenti, consequeretur, consequeris, consequi, consequitur, prendere. (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-3 letters: chitchat.

-4 letters: catchup.

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