| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| catch up vi phrasal | (go as fast) | hinna ikapp vitr + adv |
| | | hinna ifatt vitr + adv |
| | 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) | hinna ikapp ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | hinna ifatt ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | 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) | möta upp med ngn vbal uttr |
| | 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) | hinna ikapp vitr + adv |
| | I missed a week of work, and now I have to catch up. |
| catch [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | (join, reach) | hinna ikapp ngn, hinna ikapp med ngn vbal uttr |
| | | hinna ifatt ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | Start walking and I'll catch you up; I need to fetch my coat first. |
| catch up on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (compensate for time lost) | uppdatera sig med ngt vbal uttr |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | 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) (bildlig) | hinna ifatt ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | ta ut sin rätt vbal uttr |
| | Finally, his unhealthy habits caught up with him and he became very sick. |
| catch up vi phrasal | figurative, informal (exchange news) | ge uppdateringar - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | My friends and I like to catch up over a coffee once a month. |
| catch up with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | informal (apprehend: criminal) | ta fatt på ngn vbal uttr |
| | | ta fast ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | The cops finally caught up with the shoplifter outside the stock exchange. |
| catch up with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (exchange news) (träffas efter en tids avbrott) | ge ngn uppdateringar - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | 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) | få en uppdatering av ngt - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | I phoned my brother to catch up on the latest news back home. |
| catch [sb] up v expr | informal (update [sb]) | berätta det senaste för ngn vbal uttr |
| | | ge ngn uppdateringar vtr + spl |
| | 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]) | ge ngn uppdateringar om ngt vbal uttr |
| | | berätta det senaste om ngt för ngn vbal uttr |
| | Lisa's colleagues caught her up on the staff changes that had taken place while she was off sick. |