Meanings
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of catch up
- idiomatictransitiveInvoluntarily involved in a situation.
The invited guest was caught up in a family quarrel.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving become involved involuntarily
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Spanish dejarse llevar por, envuelto
- dejarse llevar porTranslations
- envueltoTranslations
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APA
caught up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caught%20up
MLA
“caught up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caught%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caught up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caught%20up.
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