to catch up with
[phrase form: catch]
01
اللحاق, ضبط متلبسا
(of someone in authority) to find out that someone did something wrong and decide to do something about it
أمثلة
Eventually, the legal system caught up with the fraudulent activities of the businessman.
في النهاية، لحق النظام القانوني بأنشطة رجل الأعمال الاحتيالية.
The inspector assured the workers that safety standards would catch up with those who violated them.
أكد المفتش للعمال أن معايير السلامة ستلحق بمن ينتهكها.
02
يلحق, يصل
to eventually begin to cause someone problems that one has managed to avoid so far
أمثلة
The consequences of his procrastination finally caught him up.
عواقب مماطلته لحقت به أخيرًا.
I hope my overdue assignments do n't catch up with me during the exam week.
آمل أن لا تلحق بي واجباتي المتأخرة خلال أسبوع الامتحانات.
