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catch up with

/ catch up with /

verb

verb Sense 1

make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point

"I have to make up a French exam"

"Can I catch up with the material or is it too late?"

Type of:

recover recoup recuperate

Derived:

makeup

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 2

catch up with and possibly overtake

"The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp"

Derived:

passing overtaking

Verb group:

catch

Entails:

compete vie contend

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

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