Any one will explain how to use to following phrase in sentence catch up/catch up with/catch up in/catch up on
thanks
2007-03-28 19:52:11 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
"The children walked down a path. The boy stopped to look at a flower. He ran to catch up." ( 'With the others' is not said, but understood by the reader.)
"The boy ran to catch up with the other children." ( 'With' is used to explain what is being caught up to.)
"The boy missed 2 days of school, and so he needed to catch up in math." (Used when you have fallen behind in a task.)
"Milly had a few moments to herself, and decided to catch up on her needle work." (A nice way of wording "to make progress".)
OR "They had not seen each other in years, and spent three hours catching up on old times." (Replaces 'talking about')
2007-03-28 20:15:17 · answer #1 · answered by cat lady 200 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Catch up" means to get back to something at a later time and can also mean to get back to something at that very moment.
1.) Hey Mary, I'm really busy, can we catch up tomorrow?
2.) It's great to see you, Dan! Catch up with me later tonight and we'll go out for a drink.
3.) After Lisa's week long absence, she desperately needs to catch up in her missed classwork.
4.) I really enjoyed my vacation but now I have to catch up on the missed episodes of Grey's Anatomy that I missed!
2007-03-28 20:03:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think I need to stay home so I can catch up on some reading.
Hey wait up, let me catch up with you guys!
2007-03-28 19:56:53 · answer #3 · answered by jeff_elsten 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did you catch up with him?
Can you catch up with me at the bar after work?
I need to catch up in my math class.
I really need to catch up on American Idol; I have missed out.
2007-03-28 20:00:20 · answer #4 · answered by Ambah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
so you want to know how to use the phrases....i will try to help
catch up :- you are falling behind, come on catch up
catch up with :- you need to catch up with your homework, you are falling behind
catch up in :- you need to catch you in class, you have been away for a while
catch up on :- you need to catch up on your studies, you have tests to take soon
i hope that helps you....they are just examples
2007-03-28 19:59:10 · answer #5 · answered by deni 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This phrase refers to getting back on schedule.
"I need to catch up on my homework" means that I am behind in my studies and need to "catch up" to get back on schedule.
"I will catch up with you" means that I will meet you later; and in some cases means to discuss the past, i.e. "we should catch up."
Hope this helps!
2007-03-28 19:59:16 · answer #6 · answered by p37ry 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's spelled "ketchup".
2007-03-28 20:48:25 · answer #7 · answered by GoingNoWhereFast 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋