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catch up

/kætʃ ʌp/ /kætʃ ʌp/
phrasal verb Everyday Life Neutral
  1. 1
    (birine) yetişmek, arayı kapatmak

    To reach someone who is ahead of you by going faster.

    • Go ahead, and I'll catch up with you later.
      Sen önden git, ben sana sonra yetişirim.
    • He ran fast to catch up with the others.
      Diğerlerine yetişmek için hızlı koştu.
  2. 2
    (geride kalan işleri) tamamlamak, açığı kapatmak

    To do work or other things that you did not have time to do earlier.

    • I need to catch up on work.
      Geride kalan işlerimi tamamlamam gerek.
    • I spent the weekend catching up on sleep.
      Hafta sonunu uyku açığımı kapatarak geçirdim.
  3. 3
    hasret gidermek, ne var ne yok konuşmak Informal

    To talk with someone you have not seen for a while about recent news.

    • Let's catch up over coffee.
      Bir kahve içip ne var ne yok konuşalım.
    • It was great to catch up with my old school friends.
      Eski okul arkadaşlarımla hasret gidermek harikaydı.

Synonyms

make up groundget up to date

Related Words

progressdeadlineconversationupdatemeetingnews

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