| 主な訳語 |
| catch up vi phrasal | (go as fast) | 追いつく、遅れを取り戻す 自動
HHiraganaおいつく、おくれをとりもどす |
| | Mira slowed down so that her younger sister could catch up. |
catch up with [sb/sth],
also US: catch up to [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (go as fast as) (先を行く人やものと並ぶ位置に達する) | ～に追いつく 自動
HHiragana～においつく |
| | (スポーツ実況放送で) | ～に並ぶ 自動
HHiragana～にならぶ |
| | I walk faster than he does, so I wait at each corner for him to catch up with me. |
catch up with [sb],
also US: catch up to [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (join, reach) | ～に追いつく 自動
HHiragana～においつく |
| | (比喩) | ～と肩を並べる 動詞句
HHiragana～とかたをならべる |
| | You go on ahead; I'll catch up with you as soon as I've finished my work here. |
| catch [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | (join, reach) | ～に追いつく 自動
HHiragana～においつく |
| | Start walking and I'll catch you up; I need to fetch my coat first. |
| catch up vi phrasal | figurative, informal (compensate for time lost) (流行などに) | 遅れないようにする、最新の情報を得る、キャッチアップする 自動
HHiraganaおくれないようにする、さいしんのじょうほうをえる、きゃっちあっぷする |
| | I missed a week of work, and now I have to catch up. |
| catch up on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (compensate for time lost) | ～に追いつく 自動
HHiragana～においつく |
| | Audrey sighed when she saw that she had to catch up on a huge pile of work. |
catch up with [sb],
also US: catch up to [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative, informal (repay: with [sth] bad) | 悪い結果をもたらす 動詞句
HHiraganaわるいけっかをもたらす |
| | Finally, his unhealthy habits caught up with him and he became very sick. |
| catch up with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | informal (apprehend: criminal) (犯罪者など) | 捕まえる、確保する 他動
HHiraganaつかまえる、かくほする |
| | The cops finally caught up with the shoplifter outside the stock exchange. |
| catch up vi phrasal | figurative, informal (exchange news) | 近況を伝えあう 動詞句
HHiraganaきんきょうをつたえあう |
| | My friends and I like to catch up over a coffee once a month. |
| catch up with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (exchange news) | ～と久しぶりに会う 動詞句
HHiragana～とひさしぶりにあう |
| | It was a pleasure to catch up with everyone at the family reunion. |
| catch up on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (get up to date) | ～に遅れないようにする、最新の情報を得る 表現
HHiragana～におくれないようにする、さいしんのじょうほうをえる |
| | I phoned my brother to catch up on the latest news back home. |
| catch [sb] up v expr | informal (update [sb]) | 〜に最新情報を伝える 動詞句
HHiragana〜にさいしんじょうほうをつたえる |
| | What's your news? Let's have a cup of tea and you can catch me up. |
| catch [sb] up on [sth] v expr | informal (update [sb] on [sth]) | 〜に〜についての最新情報を伝える 動詞句
HHiragana〜に〜についてのさいしんじょうほうをつたえる |
| | Lisa's colleagues caught her up on the staff changes that had taken place while she was off sick. |