догна́ть

fairly common #2943C1

verbperfective imperfective is догоня́ть

1.
to catch up (with), to overtake, to run down (in pursuit)
Он догна́л меня́ на велосипе́де.
He caught up with me on his bike.
2.
to get it, to catch on
Ты догна́л, о чём он говори́т?
Did you get what he's talking about?
colloquial slang

Motion info

догна́ть is derived from the unidirectional verb of motion гнать with prefix до- (reach).

Я скоро догоню́ вас.
I will soon catch up with you.
Мы скоро их догна́ли.
We soon caught up with them.
Отваливший от берега катер уже не догнать.
The motorboat that had pulled away from the shore was already impossible to catch.
Мы догнали покатившийся с горы камень.
We caught up with the stone that had rolled down the mountain.
Они догна́ли его у вхо́да.
They caught up with him at the entrance.
Том вскоре догна́л Мэри.
Tom soon caught up with Mary.
Мы догнали группу, направлявшуюся к реке.
We caught up with the group heading toward the river.
Иди́ вперед, Том. Я тебя скоро догоню́.
You go ahead, Tom. I'll catch up soon.

Note: Stress change.

Imperative
ты	догони́
вы	догони́те

Active present	-
Active past	догна́вший	who has caught up, having caught up, who has overtaken, having overtaken
Passive present	-
Passive past	до́гнанный	caught up, overtaken, reached
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	догна́в догнавши	while doing (past)

гнатьto drive; to drive away; to lie; to distil; to persecute
verbimperfective
угна́тьto steal (a vehicle); to drive away
verbperfective
вогна́тьto drive in; to drive (into a place); to throw (into a state)
verbperfective
вы́гнатьto kick out; to distil
verbperfective
гна́тьсяto chase after (за кем-чем)
verbimperfective

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