Lingaku追いつく【おいつく】
Frequency rank: 2,808.
- to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to reach
- to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
Godan verb with 'ku' ending; intransitive verb
Forms
- 追いつく【おいつく】Frequency rank: 2,808.
- 追い付く【おいつく】Frequency rank: 8,647. – 8,659.
- 追い着く【おいつく】
- 追付く【おいつく】
- 追着く【おいつく】
- おい付く【おいつく】
- おいつく
Generated word frames (experimental)
[Person] catches up with [Time]
He catches up with the schedule
[Person] catches up with [Matters]
[Team] catches up with [Another Team]
[Catching up to Experience]
[Catching up to the Situation]
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to reach
- to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
This meaning refers to the act of reaching someone or something that was previously ahead, often used in contexts like racing, competition, or progress.
This meaning indicates the action of recovering from a loss, often in financial contexts or in terms of time and effort, highlighting the idea of balancing out losses with gains.
Generated collocations (experimental)
おいつく追いつくことができるto be able to catch upおいつく追いつくのがむずかしい難しいdifficult to catch upおいつきたい追いつきたいwant to catch upじかん時間においつく追いつくto catch up on timeかれ彼においつく追いつくto catch up with himがくぎょう学業においつく追いつくto catch up on studiesきょうそう競争においつく追いつくto catch up in competitionけいざいせいちょう経済成長においつく追いつくto catch up with economic growthもくひょう目標においつく追いつくto catch up with the goalsおくれ遅れをおいつく追いつくto make up for the delay
Generated related terms (experimental)
おいつく追いつく【おいつく】
To catch up with someone or something, to reach or draw level, often used in contexts of competition or progress.
おいこす追い越す【おいこす】
To overtake or pass someone or something, indicating a surpassing action in a race or competition.
おくれる遅れる【おくれる】
To be late or fall behind, indicating a delay compared to others.
おぎなう補う【おぎなう】
To compensate for or supplement something, often used in contexts of making up for a shortfall or loss.
He is supplementing the shortfall with a part-time job.
To achieve or accomplish something, often used in context of goals or objectives.
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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She had to study hard to catch up with her classmates.
She had to study hard to catch up with her classmates.
She has to study hard and catch up with everybody in her class.
In a hundred meter dash she started last but soon caught up with the others.