Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kach uhp]
- /kætʃ ʌp/
- /kætʃ ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kach uhp]
- /kætʃ ʌp/
Definitions of catch up words
- phrasal verb catch up If you catch up with someone who is in front of you, you reach them by walking faster than they are walking. 3
- phrasal verb catch up To catch up with someone means to reach the same standard, stage, or level that they have reached. 3
- phrasal verb catch up If you catch up on an activity that you have not had much time to do recently, you spend time doing it. 3
- phrasal verb catch up If you catch up on friends who you have not seen for some time or on their lives, you talk to them and find out what has happened in their lives since you last talked together. 3
- phrasal verb catch up If you are caught up in something, you are involved in it, usually unwillingly. 3
- verb catch up to seize and take up (something) quickly 3
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Origin of catch up
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
1835-45, Americanism; noun, adj. use of verb phrase catch up
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Catch up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
catch up popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
catch up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for catch up
verb catch up
- reach — to get to or get as far as in moving, going, traveling, etc.: The boat reached the shore.
- surround — to enclose on all sides; encompass: She was surrounded by reporters.
- near — close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
- contact — Contact involves meeting or communicating with someone, especially regularly.
- threaten — to utter a threat against; menace: He threatened the boy with a beating.
Antonyms for catch up
verb catch up
- avoid — If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
- retreat — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
- retrogress — to go backward into an earlier and usually worse condition: to retrogress to infantilism.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- distance — the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
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Matching words
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