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Princeton's WordNet

  1. catch upverb

    reach the point where one should be after a delay

    "I caught up on my homework"

  2. catch upverb

    learn belatedly; find out about something after it happened

    "I'm trying to catch up with the latest developments in molecular biology"

Wiktionary

  1. catch upnoun

    An act of catching up or attempting to catch up.

  2. catch upnoun

    An amount, a thing, or a receipt or repetition of information that enables one to catch up.

  3. catch upverb

    To pick up suddenly.

  4. catch upverb

    To entangle.

  5. catch upverb

    To provide with news.

  6. catch upverb

    To be reaching something that had been ahead

  7. catch upverb

    To compensate for or make up a deficiency.

  8. catch upverb

    To get news

Wikipedia

  1. Catch Up

    Catch Up was a children's television series which aired on CBC Television in Canada during the 1978–1979 season.

ChatGPT

  1. catch up

    "Catch up" typically refers to the act of reaching or trying to reach the same level or status as someone or something else, especially after a period of being behind. It can involve acquiring knowledge or skills you missed or fell behind on, often through no fault of your own. It can also refer to engage in a social conversation or meeting to update each other on personal life or events.

Wikidata

  1. Catch Up

    Catch Up was a children's television series which aired on CBC Television in Canada during the 1978-1979 season. Although the series did not continue past its first year, its hosts would proceed to careers of international scope: ⁕Margot Pinvidic continued acting on various movie and television productions. ⁕Catch Up's music segments were performed by the Christopher Ward Band, whose namesake would become one of MuchMusic's first VJs. Ward also became a songwriter for Alannah Myles and other prominent artists.

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    Song lyrics by catch up -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by catch up on the Lyrics.com website.

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    Read the full text of the Catch up poem by Frank Anthony Cimino jr on the Poetry.com website.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of catch up in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of catch up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of catch up in a Sentence

  1. Fox News:

    The other key thing is that by January 2022, enough data from U.S. and other international trade data sources … there had been enough time for other trade data set to catch up and cover the period [ following ] the first few months after Stan’s sale, which proved really important in my investigation into Stan’s sale.

  2. Ryan Felsman:

    Last year the Aussie market was only up 7 percent relative to the US at 25 percent. We didn't get the sugar hit from the corporate tax plan, so there's a bit of catch-up in play as well.

  3. State Tony Blinken:

    If we don't catch up, America will miss the chance to shape the world's climate future in a way that reflects our interests and values, and we'll lose out on countless jobs for the American people.

  4. Marcelo Claure:

    We still are unable to spend at parity with Verizon and AT&T, much less catch up to their previous investments.

  5. Ryan Seacrest:

    I'm using every ounce of energy to fight back tears right now, while she's saying that, we do a television show, but it's not just a television show. We come in and we literally have our first cup of coffee together and catch up with each other as friends do, and that's the dynamic we hope we have with people who are watching as well.


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