catch up

sich auf den neuesten Stand bringen, Neuigkeiten austauschen

Erfahren, was zuletzt passiert ist, oft im Gespräch mit jemandem, den man länger nicht gesehen hat.

In einfachem Englisch: You learn what has happened recently, often by talking to someone you have not seen for a while.

• Let’s catch up over lunch.
• We caught up on family news yesterday.
• Have you caught up with Sam since he returned?

So benutzt man es: catch up with someone (I caught up with an old friend yesterday.); catch up on something (Let’s catch up on the latest news.)

Synonyme: get up to date

Häufige Wendungen: catch up with someone, catch up on news, catch up over coffee

aufholen, einholen

Jemanden vor einem einholen oder den gleichen Fortschritt wie andere erreichen.

In einfachem Englisch: You reach someone ahead of you or reach the same level of progress as others.

• Wait! I need to catch up.
• He caught up with the other runners.
• After missing a month of school, she worked hard to catch up.

So benutzt man es: catch up with/to someone/something (She ran faster to catch up with her brother.)

Synonyme: draw level, get level

Gegenteile: fall behind

Häufige Wendungen: catch up with someone, catch up to someone

hineinziehen, hineingeraten

Tief in eine Situation hineingeraten, oft ohne dies beabsichtigt zu haben.

In einfachem Englisch: Someone becomes deeply involved in a situation, often without meaning to.

• She got caught up in the excitement.
• Innocent people were caught up in the fighting.
• Don’t get caught up in office gossip.

So benutzt man es: be/get caught up in something (He got caught up in an argument.); catch someone up in something (The excitement caught us up in the celebrations.)

Synonyme: involve, embroil

Häufige Wendungen: catch up someone, catch up the crowd

auf den neuesten Stand bringen, informieren

Jemandem die neuesten Informationen geben oder erklären, was er verpasst hat.

In einfachem Englisch: You tell someone the latest news or explain what they have missed.

• Please catch me up on the news.
• Her manager caught her up on the changes.
• I’ll catch you up after lunch.

So benutzt man es: catch someone up on something (Can you catch me up on yesterday’s meeting?)

Synonyme: update, fill in, brief

Häufige Wendungen: catch someone up, catch the team up

verwickeln, sich verfangen

Etwas verdreht sich mit einer anderen Sache oder bleibt darin hängen.

In einfachem Englisch: Something becomes twisted together with, or trapped in, another thing.

• The net caught up several loose ropes.
• My hair got caught up in the branches.
• The two cables had become caught up with each other.

So benutzt man es: be/get caught up in something (Her scarf got caught up in the wheel.); be/get caught up with something (The cable is caught up with the other wires.)

Synonyme: entangle, tangle up

Gegenteile: untangle

Häufige Wendungen: catch up something, catch up the wires

rasch aufheben, hochnehmen

Etwas schnell aufheben oder hochnehmen, oft mit einer plötzlichen Bewegung.

In einfachem Englisch: You quickly pick something up, often with a sudden movement.

• She caught up her bag and ran.
• He caught the baby up in his arms.
• Catching up his coat, Daniel hurried outside.

So benutzt man es: catch someone/something up (She caught the child up in her arms.)

Synonyme: snatch up, scoop up

Häufige Wendungen: catch up a child, catch up a bag