1 go faster to reach sb/sth TRANSITIVEtar suas le c m ubeir ar PhrV c m uyou'll catch up with them no problemtiocfaidh tú suas leo gan stró, béarfaidh tú orthu gan fadhb ar bith2 reach same level or standard as sb/sth TRANSITIVEbeir suas le c m utar suas le c m u3 do sth you should have done earlier TRANSITIVEbeir suas le c m uto catch up with your workbreith suas le do chuid oibre4 find and arrest sb TRANSITIVEbeir ar PhrV c m utar ar PhrV c m ugreim a fháil ar c m uthey caught up with him in Belfastrug siad air i mBéal Feirste, tháinig siad air i mBéal Feirste5 begin to affect sb TRANSITIVElack of sleep soon caught up with herní fada go bhfuair easpa codlata an lámh in uachtar uirthi → féach catch