catch up
1 (v + adv) go faster to reach sb/sth INTRANSITIVEwe waited until they caught up d'fhanamar gur tháinig siad suas linn, d'fhanamar gur rug siad orainn
TRANSITIVEtar suas le beir ar PhrV I caught her up at the gate tháinig mé suas léi ag an ngeata, rug mé uirthi ag an ngeata
2 (v + adv) reach same level or standard as sb/sth INTRANSITIVEthey're good but we can catch up tá siad go maith ach is féidir linne breith suas leo
TRANSITIVEbeir suas le beir ar PhrV I have no chance of catching you up níl seans ar bith agam teacht suas leat
Taispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 (v + adv) do sth you should have done earlier INTRANSITIVEbeir suas an bhearna a dhruidimI work at night to catch up oibrím san oíche chun teacht suas leis an obair, oibrím istoíche chun an bhearna a dhruidim 4 (v + adv) talk and find out news INTRANSITIVEwe spent some time catching up chaitheamar seal ag fáil amach cén scéala is déanaí againn → féach catch