catch up

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour indiquer le fait de rejoindre quelqu'un ou quelque chose après avoir été en retard, ou pour échanger des nouvelles après une période de séparation.

A phrasal verb used to indicate reaching the same level or position as someone or something after being behind, or to exchange news or information after a period of separation.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · intransitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. Reach the same levelinformal

   To reach the same point or level as someone or something after being behind.

   rattraper (son retard)

   • She ran faster to catch up with her friends.
   • He missed a week of class and is trying to catch up on his studies.
   • The company needs to catch up with its competitors.

   Synonymescome up toequalmatch

   Antonymesfalllagtrail

2. Exchange newsinformal

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

   reprendre contact

   • Let's have coffee and catch up this weekend.
   • I called my old friend to catch up on her life.
   • They spent the evening catching up on each other's news.

   Synonymeschatconverseget togethertalk

3. Deal with overdue tasksinformal

   To do something that should have been done earlier.

   rattraper son retard

   • I need to catch up on my emails after the holiday.
   • She stayed up late to catch up on her reading.
   • He is trying to catch up on his sleep after a long week.

Verbe de basecatch