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/kætʃ əp wɪð/ Listen

verb

Catch v. i. (past & past part. caught; pres. part. catching; catched is rarely used)

To attain possession. (Obs.) "Have is have, however men do catch."

To be held or impeded by entanglement or a light obstruction; as, a kite catches in a tree; a door catches so as not to open.

To take hold; as, the bolt does not catch.

To spread by, or as by, infecting; to communicate. "Does the sedition catch from man to man?"

To catch at, to attempt to seize; to be eager to get or use. "(To) catch at all opportunities of subverting the state."

To catch up with, to come up with; to overtake.

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Etymology of 'Catch up with'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Catch up with" Quotes from Famous Books

... several batteries in close proximity, and from the bark of the 18-pounders to the crunching roar of the 15-inch howitzer. The air was literally humming with shells. It seemed like a race of shrieking devils, each trying to catch up with the one in front before it reached ...

— How I Filmed the War - A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who - Filmed the Great Somme Battles, etc. • Lieut. Geoffrey H. Malins

... Purity, 'I'll go and stand right in front of that tree until you get 'way out of the woods, and then I'll run and catch up with you.' ...

— Jewel's Story Book • Clara Louise Burnham

... the library he found Colonel McIntyre by his side; the latter's even breathing gave no indication of the haste he had made down the staircase to catch up with Kent. ...

— The Red Seal • Natalie Sumner Lincoln

... that Philadelphia was scheduled to play New York that very day, gave me a sudden desire to see the game with Old Well-Well. I did not know him, but where on earth were introductions as superfluous as on the bleachers? It was a very easy matter to catch up with him. He walked slowly, leaning hard on a cane and his wide shoulders sagged as he puffed along. I was about to make some pleasant remark concerning the prospects of a fine game, when the sight of his face shocked me and I drew back. ...

— The Redheaded Outfield and Other Baseball Stories • Zane Grey

... promotion! He must catch up with pupils of his own age, for then he would be nearer Princess Polly, and thus able to do any little favor, or any slight ...

— Princess Polly's Gay Winter • Amy Brooks

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