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| catch up |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb reach somebody or something traveling ahead: to get alongside a person or vehicle that was moving ahead
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2. transitive verb pick something or somebody up: to quickly pick something or somebody up in the hands or arms
  He caught up all the papers and strode off.
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3. transitive and intransitive verb get or bring up to date: to make up for lost time by working harder, bring something closer to completion, or bring somebody up to date on current conditions
I must catch up on my reading.
He offered to catch me up on recent developments.
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4. transitive verb engross somebody: to absorb somebody's attention completely
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usually passive
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I was so caught up in my work that I didn't have time for lunch.
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5. transitive verb involve somebody unhappily: to involve somebody in something undesirable
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usually passive
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They were caught up in the whole messy affair even though they tried to stay out of it.
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6. intransitive verb Malaysia stay even with: to progress at the same rate as somebody else
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7. intransitive verb hear somebody's news: to speak to somebody in order to hear what he or she has been doing since the last meeting
We spent an hour catching up with old friends.
enjoyed catching up on all their news
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