catch sight of

verb

to see for a brief period; to get a glimpse of

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Meanings

verbcatch sight of (third-person singular simple present catches sight of, present participle catching sight of, simple past and past participle caught sight of)

present singular third person catches sight of · participle present catching sight of · participle past caught sight of · past caught sight of

  1. idiomatictransitiveto 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

    Synonyms: descry

Synonyms & antonyms

verbto see for a brief period; to get a glimpse of

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descry
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espyspot

Translations

Bulgarian съзирам
  • съзирам (săziram)to glimpse
French apercevoir, entrevoir
  • apercevoirto glimpse
  • entrevoirto glimpse
German wahrnehmen
  • wahrnehmento glimpse
Hungarian észrevesz, megpillant
  • észreveszto glimpse
  • megpillantto glimpse
Italian scorgere, intravedere
  • scorgereto glimpse
  • intravedereto glimpse
Latin conspicor
  • conspicorto glimpse
Polish dostrzegać, dostrzec
  • dostrzegaćto glimpse
  • dostrzecto glimpse
  • ujrzećto glimpse
Portuguese aperceber
  • aperceberto glimpse
Romanian întrezări, zări
  • întrezărito glimpse
  • zărito glimpse
Cite this entry
APA

catch sight of. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch%20sight%20of

MLA

“catch sight of.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch%20sight%20of. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catch sight of,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch%20sight%20of.

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