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| catch up vi phrasal | (go as fast) | 따라잡다 동 |
| | 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) | ~을 따라잡다 동 |
| | 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) | ~을 따라잡다, ~와 합류하다 동 |
| | You go on ahead; I'll catch up with you as soon as I've finished my work here. |
| catch up vi phrasal | figurative, informal (compensate for time lost) (뒤처진 것) | 따라잡다, 만회하다 동 |
| | 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) (뒤처진 것) | ~을 따라잡다, ~을 만회하다 동 |
| | 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) (비유) | ~의 발목을 잡다 동, 관용(구) |
| | Finally, his unhealthy habits caught up with him and he became very sick. |
| catch up with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | informal (apprehend: criminal) | ~을 체포하다, ~을 잡다 동 |
| | The cops finally caught up with the shoplifter outside the stock exchange. |
| catch up vi phrasal | figurative, informal (exchange news) | 소식을 주고받다 동 |
| | 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) | ~와 소식을 주고받다 동 |
| | 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) (근황) | ~의 정보를 얻다 동 |
| | I phoned my brother to catch up on the latest news back home. |