catch up with

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verb

1. catch up with and possibly overtake (Freq. 9)
- The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp
• Syn:
overtake, catch
• Derivationally related forms:
overtaking (for: overtake)
• Verb Group:
catch
• Entailment:
compete, vie, contend
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point (Freq. 2)
- I have to make up a French exam
- Can I catch up with the material or is it too late?
• Syn:
make up
• Derivationally related forms:
makeup (for: make up), make-up (for: make up)
• Hypernyms:
recover, recoup, recuperate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something