Vocabulary

What does 追い付く (おいつく, oitsuku) mean?

追い付く (おいつく, oitsuku) means to catch up with.

Quick facts
Readingおいつく
Romajioitsuku
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
おいつく
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkoitsuku

to catch up with

Example sentences

  • I ran and caught up with the person ahead.

  • I want to catch up on the studying I missed.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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