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おいつく
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, intransitive)
1. to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to reach
2. to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
Alt. forms
追おいつく
89%
追おい付つく
9%
追おい着つく
おいつく
追おい付つく
おい付つく
追おい着つく
Pitch accent
お
いつ
く
Conjugations...Used in: 91
Composed of
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
poverty is a stranger to industry; diligence is the mother of good fortune
Examples (28 in total)
I caught up with Tom.
I caught up with you.
I finally caught up with my friends.
He ran to catch up to his brother.
Walk slowly, and I will catch up with you.
He'll catch up with us in an hour.
Supply will soon overtake demand.
Japan has caught up with Europe and America in medicine.
Is your salary keeping up with inflation?
They will catch up with the lead runner soon.
I think he will soon catch up with us.
Go on ahead. I'll catch up with you soon.
I will soon catch up with you.
If you hurry, you will catch up with him.
I'm running as fast as I can to catch up with him.
It is difficult to catch up with Japan in the production of cars.
Running as fast as I could, I was able to catch up with my friend.
Japan caught up with the United States in this field.
He ran and ran, but could not catch up with his dog.
I ran as fast as I could to catch up with her.
Ben is behind them, but he'll soon catch up with them.
No matter how fast you may walk, you can't catch up with him.
It is impossible to catch up with the fast runner.
However hard I try, I can never catch up with him.
The Lions caught up in the 7th inning.
She ran very fast to catch up with the other members.
I started last in the race, but I soon caught up with the others.
She ran as fast as she could to catch up with the others.