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Japanese word 追い付く: to catch up / to overtake. Meanings and example sentences.

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追い付く (おいつく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

追い付く (おいつく) means to catch up / to overtake.

See example sentences below.

追い付く at a glance

追い付く
おいつくoitsuku
N3verb
to catch up / to overtake
追い付くおいつくoitsukuN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 追い付く

Core meaning

to catch up / to overtake

Basic example sentences

Example 1

友だちにやっと追い付いた。

Translation

I finally caught up with my friend.

Example 2

走って先に追い付いた。

Translation

I ran and overtook him.

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