caught up

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

caught up

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of catch up
idiomatic, transitive Involuntarily involved in a situation. The invited guest was caught up in a family quarrel.

Translations

Every language

verb Translations

Español	dejarse llevar por, envuelto

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"caught up." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/caught%20up. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

caught up. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/caught%20up

Chicago

"caught up." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/caught%20up.

BibTeX

@misc{caught_up_2026,
  title = {caught up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/caught%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}