O ostap77 Key Member Joined Sep 9, 2010 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Ukrainian Home Country Ukraine Current Location Ukraine Nov 6, 2010 #1 "I'll be back late. I'm going to be hooking up with my friends."OK? Are "catch up with" and "hook up with" interchangeable in meaning? Last edited: Nov 6, 2010
"I'll be back late. I'm going to be hooking up with my friends."OK? Are "catch up with" and "hook up with" interchangeable in meaning?
lauralie2 Senior Member Joined Dec 20, 2009 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language English Home Country Canada Current Location China Nov 6, 2010 #2 "I'll be back late. I'm going to hook[STRIKE]ing[/STRIKE] up with my friends. :tick: "catch up with" and "hook up with" are not interchangeable in meaning.
"I'll be back late. I'm going to hook[STRIKE]ing[/STRIKE] up with my friends. :tick: "catch up with" and "hook up with" are not interchangeable in meaning.
O ostap77 Key Member Thread starter Joined Sep 9, 2010 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Ukrainian Home Country Ukraine Current Location Ukraine Nov 6, 2010 #3 lauralie2 said: "I'll be back late. I'm going to hook[STRIKE]ing[/STRIKE] up with my friends. :tick: "catch up with" and "hook up with" are not interchangeable in meaning. Click to expand... Suppose I came on vocation to my home town. I haven't seen my friends for a while. "I'm going to catch up with my friends." So "hook up with"=meet? "I'm hooking up with my friends tonight."
lauralie2 said: "I'll be back late. I'm going to hook[STRIKE]ing[/STRIKE] up with my friends. :tick: "catch up with" and "hook up with" are not interchangeable in meaning. Click to expand... Suppose I came on vocation to my home town. I haven't seen my friends for a while. "I'm going to catch up with my friends." So "hook up with"=meet? "I'm hooking up with my friends tonight."
Barb_D Moderator Staff member Joined Mar 12, 2007 Member Type Other Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Nov 6, 2010 #4 Yes, but you "catch up" when you tell each other all about what you've been doing. You become current on what's happening in their lives. You can hook up without talking about those things.
Yes, but you "catch up" when you tell each other all about what you've been doing. You become current on what's happening in their lives. You can hook up without talking about those things.
konungursvia VIP Member Joined Mar 20, 2009 Member Type Academic Native Language English Home Country Canada Current Location Canada Nov 6, 2010 #5 Also, for young urban people, hook up can mean sex with no strings.