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English / phrasal verb

catch up

B2
MEANING IN ENGLISH

to exchange mutual news and updates after not seeing someone for a while; to reach the same level, standard, or stage of progress after having fallen behind; to succeed in reaching someone ahead; to talk to someone after a time apart

In context

01

We spent three delightful hours catching up on each other's lives.

02

I cannot wait to catch up with you after your European semester.

Synonyms

Exchange news,reconnect,update one another

Antonyms

Fall out of touch,lose contact,Fall behind

Collocations

Catch up over coffee,catch up on news,great catching up

Sources

Bidyazo vocabulary library ↗