saada kiinni — meaning in English

English meaning

• catch verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
• overtake verb To pass a slower vehicle, runner, or competitor ahead of you.

Senses

saada kiinni is used for these senses in English:

• catch (transitive) To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape). [from 13thc.]
• catch up (ambitransitive) To reach something that had been ahead.
• get hold of (transitive) To contact (a person).
• overtake To pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to oncoming traffic).

catch — full definition

1. verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
2. verb To become infected with an illness.
3. verb To notice, understand, or hear something.
4. noun A hidden difficulty or drawback in an otherwise appealing deal or plan.
5. noun Something captured, especially fish.

overtake — full definition

1. verb To pass a slower vehicle, runner, or competitor ahead of you.
2. verb To become larger, better, or more important than something else.

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