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catch up

Phrasal Verb with catch
 
 
/kætʃ/ verb (past tense and past participle caught)

Definition

to learn or discuss the most recent news: Let's meet for a chat - I need to catch up on all the gossip.
(Definition of catch up from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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