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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Catch \Catch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Caughtor Catched; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Catching. Catched is rarely used.] [OE. cacchen,
     OF. cachier, dialectic form of chacier to hunt, F. chasser,
     fr. (assumend) LL. captiare, for L. capture, V. intens. of
     capere to take, catch. See Capacious, and cf. Chase,
     Case a box.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to
        grasp (anything) in motion, with the effect of holding;
        as, to catch a ball.
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     2. To seize after pursuing; to arrest; as, to catch a thief.
        ``They pursued . . . and caught him.'' --Judg. i. 6.
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     3. To take captive, as in a snare or net, or on a hook; as,
        to catch a bird or fish.
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     4. Hence: To insnare; to entangle. ``To catch him in his
        words''. --Mark xii. 13.
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     5. To seize with the senses or the mind; to apprehend; as, to
        catch a melody. ``Fiery thoughts . . . whereof I catch the
        issue.'' --Tennyson.
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     6. To communicate to; to fasten upon; as, the fire caught the
        adjoining building.
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     7. To engage and attach; to please; to charm.
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              The soothing arts that catch the fair. --Dryden.
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     8. To get possession of; to attain.
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              Torment myself to catch the English throne. --Shak.
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     9. To take or receive; esp. to take by sympathy, contagion,
        infection, or exposure; as, to catch the spirit of an
        occasion; to catch the measles or smallpox; to catch cold;
        the house caught fire.
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     10. To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to
         catch one in the act of stealing.
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     11. To reach in time; to come up with; as, to catch a train.
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     To catch fire, to become inflamed or ignited.
  
     to catch it to get a scolding or beating; to suffer
        punishment. [Colloq.]
  
     To catch one's eye, to interrupt captiously while speaking.
        [Colloq.] ``You catch me up so very short.'' --Dickens.
  
     To catch up, to snatch; to take up suddenly.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Catch \Catch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Caughtor Catched; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Catching. Catched is rarely used.] [OE. cacchen,
     OF. cachier, dialectic form of chacier to hunt, F. chasser,
     fr. (assumend) LL. captiare, for L. capture, V. intens. of
     capere to take, catch. See Capacious, and cf. Chase,
     Case a box.]
     1. To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to
        grasp (anything) in motion, with the effect of holding;
        as, to catch a ball.
  
     2. To seize after pursuing; to arrest; as, to catch a thief.
        ``They pursued . . . and caught him.'' --Judg. i. 6.
  
     3. To take captive, as in a snare or net, or on a hook; as,
        to catch a bird or fish.
  
     4. Hence: To insnare; to entangle. ``To catch him in his
        words''. --Mark xii. 13.
  
     5. To seize with the senses or the mind; to apprehend; as, to
        catch a melody. ``Fiery thoughts . . . whereof I catch the
        issue.'' --Tennyson.
  
     6. To communicate to; to fasten upon; as, the fire caught the
        adjoining building.
  
     7. To engage and attach; to please; to charm.
  
              The soothing arts that catch the fair. --Dryden.
  
     8. To get possession of; to attain.
  
              Torment myself to catch the English throne. --Shak.
  
     9. To take or receive; esp. to take by sympathy, contagion,
        infection, or exposure; as, to catch the spirit of an
        occasion; to catch the measles or smallpox; to catch cold;
        the house caught fire.
  
     10. To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to
         catch one in the act of stealing.
  
     11. To reach in time; to come up with; as, to catch a train.
  
     To catch fire, to become inflamed or ignited.
  
     to catch it to get a scolding or beating; to suffer
        punishment. [Colloq.]
  
     To catch one's eye, to interrupt captiously while speaking.
        [Colloq.] ``You catch me up so very short.'' --Dickens.
  
     To catch up, to snatch; to take up suddenly.

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  to catch up /tə kˈatʃ ˈʌp/
  1. félbeszakít
  2. elkap
  3. közbeszól
  4. elfog
  5. felkap
  6. megért
  7. felfüggeszt

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  赶上

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