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いつく

rarely used kanji formgodan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)intransitive verb

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Meanings

  • to catch up (with), to draw level, to pull even, to reach
  • to be compensated, to make up for one's losses

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Example sentences

かれはやっと先頭せんとうグループにいついた

He finally caught up with the lead group.

どんなにはやはしっても、あににはいつけない

No matter how fast I run, I can't catch up with my older brother.

やすんでいたあいだ授業じゅぎょういつくのに時間じかんがかかった。

It took time to catch up on the classes I had missed while I was away.

もうすこしでいつくから、さきかないでっていてください。

I'm almost catching up, so please don't go ahead and wait for me.

新興国しんこうこく経済成長けいざいせいちょういちじるしく、先進国せんしんこくにようやくいついてきたと専門家せんもんか指摘してきしている。

Experts point out that the remarkable economic growth of emerging nations has finally allowed them to catch up with developed countries.