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catch up

The correct spelling is catch up.

How to pronounce catch up

noun

Say it like: Cac-h u-p

The correct spelling is catch up. An act of catching up or attempting to catch up. For example: "The speaker wires have got caught up with the wires from the lights."

Usage Examples

The speaker wires have got caught up with the wires from the lights.

I hadn't seen her for so long. It was great to catch up.

After Alice's vacation, her boss caught her up on policy changes.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An act of catching up or attempting to catch up.
  2. 2.An amount, a thing, or a receipt or repetition of information that enables one to catch up.

verb

  1. 1.To pick up suddenly.
  2. 2.To entangle.
  3. 3.To be brought up to date with news.
  4. 4.To bring (someone) up to date with the news.
  5. 5.To reach something that had been ahead.

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