catch sight of en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, transitive) to see for a brief period; to get a glimpse of
Di Matteo clearly saw Drogba's power as a potential threat to a Barcelona defence stripped of Gerard Pique - but he barely caught sight of goal in a first 45 minutes in which the Catalans exerted their technical superiority.
2012 April 18, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 1-0 Barcelona”, in BBC Sport:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| catches sight of | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| catching sight of | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| caught sight of | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| caught sight of | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (18)
la conspicor (to glimpse) · ro zări (to glimpse) · pl dostrzec (to glimpse) · ro întrezări (to glimpse) · fr entrevoir (to glimpse) · pl dostrzegać (to glimpse) · it intravedere (to glimpse) · pt aperceber (to glimpse) · rgn aducêr (to glimpse) · de wahrnehmen (to glimpse) · hu észrevesz (to glimpse) · pl ujrzeć (to glimpse) · hu megpillant (to glimpse) · it scorgere (to glimpse) · rgn ducêr (to glimpse) · txb läk- (to glimpse) · bg съзирам (to glimpse) · fr apercevoir (to glimpse)