catch up with

• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения достижения кого-то или чего-то, кто находится впереди, или обмена новостями с кем-то после некоторого периода времени.

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

неисчисляемое · неправильный глагол · непереходный · фразовый, неразделяемый

1. Reach the same levelinformal

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

   Догнать

   • 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.

   Синонимыcatchcome up toovertakereach

2. Exchange newsinformal

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

   Обменяться новостями

   • 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.

   Синонимыcatch upchatget togethertalktouch base

3. Consequences arriveinformal

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

   Последствия настигают

   • 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.

   Синонимыovertake

Базовый глаголcatch