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or US catch up to
: to move fast enough to join (someone or something that is in front)
Slow down so that I can catch up with you.
She ran as fast as she could, but she couldn’t catch up to her brother.
—often used figuratively
The company will need to start using more advanced technologies in order to catch up with its competitors in the industry.
2
: to begin to affect (someone) usually in a bad way
All those late nights are really starting to catch up with me!
Old age catches up with everyone in the end.
3
: to find and arrest (someone)
The police eventually caught up with him in Texas.
4
informal
: to meet with (someone)
I’ve got to go. I’ll catch up with you later.
catch up with (someone)
1. Of friends or relatives, to update one another on life events that occurred since the last time seeing each other. It was so lovely catching up with you; it’s been years since we were last together! You and I must really catch up with each other sometime soon.
2. To find (and, of police, to arrest) someone after a period of time trying to track that person down. The bank robber disappeared for almost a week, but the police caught up with him at the border of Mexico.
3. To make up the difference between oneself and someone or something, so as to be at an equal level, status, or point of progress. If we speed up, we might be able to catch up with the car ahead of us!
4. To meet again at a later point in time. We’ll catch up with you after the movie.
5. To cause unpleasant consequences or have dire implications, especially after a certain period of time. You might like to party all night long now, but all that drinking is going to catch up with you someday. His criminal record as a teen caught up with him in job interviews as an adult.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
catch up with
1. To find or arrest after a period of pursuit: The police finally caught up with him in Omaha.
2. To have unpleasant consequences for, especially after a period of quiescence: mistakes that caught up with him when he ran for president.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
- catch up
- catch up with (someone)
- (one) must be going
- high time
- it is high time
- it is high time that
- it’s high time
- move (one) to tears
- move to tears
- moved to tears
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Словосочетания
Автоматический перевод
догнать
Перевод по словам
catch — поймать, ловить, уловить, догнать, улов, выгода, захват, задвижка, добыча
up — вверх, вверху, по, вверх по, поднимать, подъем, успех, повышающийся
with — с, вместе с, от, несмотря на, напихать
Примеры
I had to run to catch up with her.
Мне пришлось бежать, чтобы догнать её.
I couldn’t run fast enough to catch up with her.
Мне не хватало скорости бега, чтобы за ней угнаться.
He stepped up the pace to catch up with the others.
Он прибавил шагу, чтобы догнать остальных.
It took six years for the law to catch up with them.
Правоохранительным органам потребовалось шесть лет, чтобы их настигнуть.
I’m trying to catch up with the latest developments in molecular biology.
Я стараюсь следить за последними событиями в области молекулярной биологии.
The nations of South East Asia will quickly industrialize and catch up with the West
Народы Юго-Восточной Азии будут быстро индустриализироваться и нагонять Запад
He’s working hard to catch up with the others after missing a term. *
Пропустив семестр, он сидит в упор, чтобы догнать остальных.
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catch up with
catch up on/with
наверстать, нагнатьIt’s a 14-hour flight, so it will give me a chance to catch up with my reading.
After two months away from home, there’s a lot of local news to catch up on.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > catch up with
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Персональный Сократ > catch up with
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catch up with
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become not behind
догнать кого-то
He needs to catch up with the others.
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1. to reach the same level or position as someone ahead; 2. to bring up to date, to make up for the lack of something
1. догнать, сравняться с кем-то; 2. восполнить, наверстать упущенное
1. She was too fast, I couldn’t catch up with her. She is always trying to catch up with the richer neighbors. He has to study harder to catch up with the other students. 2. I need to catch up with my studies.
English-Russian mini useful dictionary > catch up with
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catch up with
1. догонять; догнать
2. нагонять
Синонимический ряд:
overtake (verb) catch; get to; go after; intercept; overhaul; overtake; pass; reach; surpass
English-Russian base dictionary > catch up with
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English-Russian big medical dictionary > catch up with
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catch on with
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > catch on with
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Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > catch up with
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catch on with
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > catch on with
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Универсальный англо-русский словарь > catch up with
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catch up with
догонять, приближаться к какому-л. уровню (в экономическом соревновании)
Англо-русский словарь по экономике и финансам > catch up with
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catch up with
приближаться к (какому-л.) уровню
Англо-русский дипломатический словарь > catch up with
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English-Russian dictionary of technical terms > catch up with
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catch up with
догонять, приближаться к какому-л. уровню (в экономическом соревновании)
English-russian dctionary of diplomacy > catch up with
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Englsh-Russian aviation and space dictionary > catch up with
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catch up (to someone or something) / catch up (with someone or something)
Catch up (to someone or something) / catch up (with someone or something)
сравняться, догнать кого-либо/что-либо
The red car caught up with the blue one.
English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > catch up (to someone or something) / catch up (with someone or something)
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catch up (to someone or something) / catch up (with someone or something)
Catch up (to someone or something) / catch up (with someone or something)
сравняться, догнать кого-либо/что-либо
The red car caught up with the blue one.
English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > catch up (to someone or something) / catch up (with someone or something)
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catch up (to someone or something) / catch up (with someone or something)
Catch up (to someone or something) / catch up (with someone or something)
сравняться, догнать кого-либо/что-либо
The red car caught up with the blue one.
English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > catch up (to someone or something) / catch up (with someone or something)
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catch up (to someone or something) / catch up (with someone or something)
Catch up (to someone or something) / catch up (with someone or something)
сравняться, догнать кого-либо/что-либо
The red car caught up with the blue one.
English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > catch up (to someone or something) / catch up (with someone or something)
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catch one with one’s pants down
Catch one with one’s pants down
поймать на горячем
John couldn’t convince them he was innocent. They caught him with his pants down.
English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > catch one with one’s pants down
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См. также в других словарях:
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catch up with — verb 1. catch up with and possibly overtake (Freq. 9) The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp • Syn: ↑overtake, ↑catch • Derivationally related forms: ↑overtaking (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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catch up with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms catch up with : present tense I/you/we/they catch up with he/she/it catches up with present participle catching up with past tense caught up with past participle caught up with 1) catch up with someone to find … English dictionary
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catch up with — 1) PHRASAL VERB When people catch up with someone who has done something wrong, they succeed in finding them in order to arrest or punish them. [V P P n] The law caught up with him yesterday. 2) PHRASAL VERB If something catches up with you, you… … English dictionary
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catch up with — (smb/smth) become even with someone (in a race or in schoolwork etc.) I think it s too late to catch up with the rest of the class now … Idioms and examples
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catch up with — revealed or exposed, come back to haunt you When your lies catch up with you, it s embarrassing … English idioms
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catch somebody with their pants down — catch sb with their ˈpants down idiom (BrE also catch sb with their ˈtrousers down) (informal) to arrive or do sth when sb is not expecting it and not ready, especially when they are in an embarrassing situation Main entry: ↑catchidiom … Useful english dictionary
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catch somebody with their trousers down — catch sb with their ˈpants down idiom (BrE also catch sb with their ˈtrousers down) (informal) to arrive or do sth when sb is not expecting it and not ready, especially when they are in an embarrassing situation Main entry: ↑catchidiom … Useful english dictionary
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catch someone with their pants (or trousers) down — informal catch someone in an embarrassingly unprepared state. → pants … English new terms dictionary
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catch someone with their pants down — ► catch someone with their pants (or trousers) down informal catch someone in an embarrassingly unprepared state. Main Entry: ↑pants … English terms dictionary
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catch someone with their trousers down — ► catch someone with their pants (or trousers) down informal catch someone in an embarrassingly unprepared state. Main Entry: ↑pants … English terms dictionary
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catch someone with their fingers in the till — catch (someone) with (their) fingers/hand in the till have (your) fingers/hand in the till to steal money from the place where you work, usually from a shop. Senior officials who get caught with their fingers in the till must expect to be… … New idioms dictionary