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  • 41catch — I UK [kætʃ] / US verb Word forms catch : present tense I/you/we/they catch he/she/it catches present participle catching past tense caught UK [kɔːt] / US [kɔt] past participle caught *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to stop and hold something… …

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  • 42catch — [c]/kætʃ / (say kach) verb (caught, catching) –verb (t) 1. to capture, especially after pursuit; take captive. 2. to ensnare, entrap, or deceive. 3. a. to be in time to reach (a train, boat, etc.): I barely caught the 5.03. b. to board; travel on …

  • 43catch up — phrasal verb Word forms catch up : present tense I/you/we/they catch up he/she/it catches up present participle catching up past tense caught up past participle caught up 1) catch someone/something up [intransitive/transitive] to go faster so… …

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  • 44catch — v. & n. v. (past and past part. caught) 1 tr. a lay hold of so as to restrain or prevent from escaping; capture in a trap, in one s hands, etc. b (also catch hold of) get into one s hands so as to retain, operate, etc. (caught hold of the handle) …

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  • 45catch up — UK US catch up Phrasal Verb with catch({{}}/kætʃ/ verb [T] (caught, caught) ► [I] to do something you did not have time to do earlier: catch up on sth »We re trying to catch up on paperwork this week. catch up with sth »Sam drove straight to the… …

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  • 46catch up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you catch up with someone who is in front of you, you reach them by walking faster than they are walking. [V P] I stopped and waited for her to catch up... [V P with n] We caught up with the nuns. 2) PHRASAL VERB To catch up… …

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  • 47catch — verb (past and past participle caught) 1》 intercept and hold (something which has been thrown, propelled, or dropped).     ↘seize or take hold of.     ↘Cricket dismiss (a batsman) by catching the ball before it touches the ground. 2》 capture (a… …

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  • 48catch up — v. 1) (D; intr.) to catch up on (to catch up on one s correspondence) 2) (D; intr.) to catch up to (AE), with (I ll catch up with you later; BE also has: I ll catch you up later) * * * [ kætʃ ʌp] with (I ll catch up with you later; BE also has: I …

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  • 49catch*/*/*/ — [kætʃ] (past tense and past participle caught [kɔːt] ) verb I 1) [I/T] to stop something that is falling or moving through the air, and hold it Stewart caught the ball with one hand.[/ex] A bucket stood under the hole to catch the rain.[/ex] 2)… …

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  • 50catch up — {v.} 1. To take or pick up suddenly; grab (something). * /She caught up the book from the table and ran out of the room./ 2. To capture or trap (someone) in a situation; concern or interest very much. Usually used in the passive with in . * /The… …

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