catch sight

kætʃ saɪt

caught sight

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Definition of catch sight - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

briefly seesee something for a brief time

I caught sight of her in the crowd.
We managed to catch sight of the rare bird.
He caught sight of the sunset just in time.

glimpse

spot

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Expressions with catch sight

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catch sight of

to suddenly see something or someone

She caught sight of a rare bird in the garden..

Expressions with catch

catch cold

become ill with a cold virus

She might catch cold if she goes out without a coat.

catch breath

pause to breathe after physical activity

After the run, she stopped to catch breath.

catch fire

start to burn or burst into flames

The dry leaves can easily catch fire.

catch flies

capture small flying insects

He used a net to catch flies.

catch someone's attention

make someone notice something

The bright colors caught her attention immediately.

catch up with

reach someone who is ahead

I had to run to catch up with her on the trail..

Expressions with sight

on sight

adv.

immediately upon noticing or becoming aware of something

The error was corrected on sight by the editor.

at sight

adv.

immediately upon seeing something

The document was approved at sight.

sight unseen

adj.

purchased or agreed without seeing first

She bought the car sight unseen.

sorry sight

someone or something in a bad condition

After the storm, the garden was a sorry sight.

out of one's sight

adj.

not visible or perceivable to someone

The car was out of his sight behind the hill.

at first sight

adv.

immediately upon seeing something or someone

She fell in love at first sight.

keep sight of

maintain in one's field of view

Keep sight of the car in front.

know by sight

recognize someone or something by appearance

I know him by sight but not by name..

out of sight

adj.

not visible or accessible to view

The treasure was out of sight beneath the waves.

quite a sight

exp.

something that looks very impressive or unusual

The fireworks display was quite a sight.

Terms with catch sight included in their meaning

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spy

observation

notice or catch sight of something

glimpse

vision

catch sight of something momentarily

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French:apercevoir, ...
German:erblicken, ...
Italian:scorgere, ...
Spanish:divisar, ...
Portuguese:avistar, ...
Chinese:瞥见, ...
Japanese:見かける, ...
Arabic:لَمَحَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַבְחִין, ...
Russian:увидеть, ...
Ukrainian:помітити, ...
Hindi:झलक पाना, ...
Bengali:এক ঝলক দেখা, ...
Catalan:entreveure, ...
Czech:zahlédnout, ...
Danish:få øje på, ...
Dutch:in het oog krijgen, ...
Greek:διακρίνω, ...
Hungarian:megpillantani, ...
Khmer:ប្រទះឃើញមួយភ្លែត, ...
Korean:잠깐 보다, ...
Persian:چشمش به چیزی افتادن, ...
Polish:zobaczyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):avistar, ...
Romanian:a zărea, ...
Swedish:få syn på, ...
Thai:เห็นแวบหนึ่ง, ...
Turkish:görüp kaybetmek, ...
Vietnamese:thoáng thấy, ...

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