to catch up with to understand 4 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Classical Arabic
lexeme ʔadraka
meaning 1 to reach, to catch up, to overtake mašaytu ḥattā´ ʔadraktuhu
I walked until I caught up with him
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meaning 2 to grasp, to comprehend
reference Lane: 873
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ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Kubachi
lexeme гьегъебидигъи(й)
meaning 1 to reach талавзивли гьегъивидигъулада
can't catch up ahead person
direction
meaning 2 to understand мурадли гьегъивидигъи
to understand the plan
reference Magomedov, Saidov-Akkutta 2017: 159
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ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Semantic evolution
language 1 Old East Slavic
language 2 Russian
lexeme 1 постичи
lexeme 2 постичь (postič')
meaning 1 to catch up with
direction
meaning 2 to understand
reference Sreznevskij: 1264
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ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme догонять (dogonjat')
meaning 1 to catch up Петя догнал Васю
Petya caught up with Vasya
direction
meaning 2 to understand (colloq.) он не догоняет
He does not understand
reference Mokienko, Nikitina 2000
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