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catch up with

catch up with

1. To find or arrest after a period of pursuit: The police finally caught up with him in Omaha.
2. To have unpleasant consequences for, especially after a period of quiescence: mistakes that caught up with him when he ran for president.
See also: catch, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Harriettaher-ee-ET-ə, har-ee-ET-əEnglish (Rare)
ClaesKLAHSSwedish
MargarÉTaMAWR-gaw-ray-tawHungarian
StacieSTAY-seeEnglish
OsmondAHZ-məndEnglish (Rare)
IvanČIca-Croatian
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