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CATCH UP WITH
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Catch up with and possibly overtake
Example:
The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp
Synonyms:
catch; catch up with; overtake
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
"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
Example:
Can I catch up with the material or is it too late?
Synonyms:
catch up with; make up
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "catch up with" is one way to...):
recoup; recover; recuperate (regain or make up for)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
