1. (Figuré) Sortir progressivement d'une situation difficile.
Sa carrière de soliste semblait brisée, mais il a réussi, tant bien que mal, à remonter la pente.
(Thierry Hillériteau, Les maux tabous des musiciens, Le Figaro, 14 février 2013)
2. [verb] (transitive) To pick up suddenly.
3. [verb] (transitive) To entangle.
4. [verb] (intransitive) To be brought up to date with news.
5. [verb] (transitive) To bring someone else up to date with the news.
6. [verb] (intransitive) To reach something that had been ahead
7. [verb] (intransitive) To compensate for or make up a deficiency.
8. [verb] (intransitive) To get news
9. [verb] (intransitive) To finally reach something inevitable.
10. [noun] An act of catching up or attempting to catch up.
11. [noun] An amount, a thing, or a receipt or repetition of information that enables one to catch up.