catch up

catch up
1. transitive verb
1) (reach)

catch somebody up — jemanden einholen; (in quality, skill) mit jemandem mitkommen

2) (absorb)

be caught up in something — in etwas (Dat.) [völlig] aufgehen

3) (snatch) packen

something gets caught up in something — etwas verfängt sich in etwas (Dat.)

2. intransitive verb
(get level)

catch up — einholen

catch up with somebody — (in quality, skill) mit jemandem mitkommen

catch up on something — etwas nachholen

I'm longing to catch up on your news — ich bin gespannt, was für Neuigkeiten du hast

* * *
(to come level (with): We caught him up at the corner; Ask the taxi-driver if he can catch up with that lorry; We waited for him to catch up; She had a lot of schoolwork to catch up on after her illness.) einholen
* * *
catch up
I. vi
1.
to \catch up up with sb (go faster, reach) jdn einholen; (fig: after a search) jdn ausfindig machen; (fig: reach same standard, level) jdn einholen
she's \catch uping up! sie holt auf!
2. (fig: equal)
to \catch up up with sth etw einholen
3. (fig: complete)
to \catch up up with [or on] sth etw fertig machen; (make up lost time) etw aufarbeiten
to \catch up up on one's sleep versäumten Schlaf nachholen
II. vt
1. BRIT, AUS (meet)
to \catch up sb up jdn später treffen
I'll \catch up you up later ich komme später nach
2. usu passive (become stuck)
to get caught up [in sth] sich akk [in etw dat] verfangen
3. usu passive (fig: become involved)
to get caught up in sth in etw akk verwickelt werden
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1. vi
aufholen

to catch up on one's sleep — Schlaf nachholen

to catch up on or with one's work — Arbeit nachholen

to catch up with sb (running, in work etc)

hurry, they're catching up! — beeil dich, sie holen auf!

you've got a lot of catching up to do — du musst noch eine Menge nachholen

2. vt sep
1)

to catch sb up (walking, working etc) — jdn einholen

2) (= snatch up) (vom Boden) hochheben; hair hochstecken

she caught up her skirts — sie raffte or schürzte ihre Röcke

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catch up
A v/t
1. unterbrechen
2. Br einholen (auch bei der Arbeit)
3. (schnell) ergreifen, auch sein Kleid aufraffen
4. be caught up in
a) vertieft sein in (akk),
b) verwickelt sein in (akk)
B v/i aufholen:
catch up with einholen (a. fig), SPORT aufschließen zu;
his past had caught up with him seine Vergangenheit hatte ihn eingeholt;
catch up on (oder with) einen Arbeitsrückstand etc aufholen;
catch up on one’s sleep Schlaf nachholen
* * *
1. transitive verb
1) (reach)

catch somebody up — jemanden einholen; (in quality, skill) mit jemandem mitkommen

2) (absorb)

be caught up in something — in etwas (Dat.) [völlig] aufgehen

3) (snatch) packen

something gets caught up in something — etwas verfängt sich in etwas (Dat.)

2. intransitive verb
(get level)

catch up — einholen

catch up with somebody — (in quality, skill) mit jemandem mitkommen

catch up on something — etwas nachholen

I'm longing to catch up on your news — ich bin gespannt, was für Neuigkeiten du hast

* * *
v.
aufholen v.
einholen v.

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