catch up with

• فعل مركب يعني اللحاق بشخص أو شيء متقدم على المرء أو الوصول إلى مستواه بعد تأخر، كما يعني تبادل الأخبار ومعرفة أحوال شخص بعد فترة من الانقطاع.

A phrasal verb used to indicate reaching someone or something that is ahead, or exchanging news with someone after a period of time.

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1. Reach the same levelinformal

   To reach someone or something that is ahead of you by moving faster.

   اللحاق بـ

   • She ran faster to catch up with her friends.
   • I need to catch up with the rest of the class in math.
   • He caught up with the leading runner just before the finish line.

   المرادفاتcatchcome up toovertakereach

2. Exchange newsinformal

   To talk to someone you have not seen for a while to find out what they have been doing.

   تبادل الأخبار

   • Let's have coffee and catch up with each other.
   • I caught up with my old college roommate last weekend.
   • We need to catch up with the team about the project updates.

   المرادفاتcatch upchatget togethertalktouch base

3. Consequences arriveinformal

   When something negative that you have been avoiding finally affects you.

   تلاحق العواقب

   • His unhealthy lifestyle finally caught up with him.
   • The stress of the job caught up with her and she got sick.
   • All those late nights caught up with me and I felt exhausted.

   المرادفاتovertake

الفعل الأساسيcatch