# catch up

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To pick up suddenly.
2. To entangle (something).
3. To involve in (something).
4. To be brought up to date with news.
5. To bring (someone) up to date with the news.
6. To reach something that had been ahead.
7. To compensate for or make up a deficiency.
8. To finally overtake (someone or something) after a long period of approaching (them or it).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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