clap eyes on

verb

To see; to lay eyes on.

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Meanings

verbclap eyes on (third-person singular simple present claps eyes on, present participle clapping eyes on, simple past and past participle clapped eyes on)

present singular third person claps eyes on · participle present clapping eyes on · participle past clapped eyes on · past clapped eyes on

  1. idiomaticTo see; to lay eyes on.

    And four years after Pep from Catalonia first clapped eyes on Phil from Stockport across a crowded rondo, here finally was the consummation.

    2020 August 7, Jonathan Liew, “Phil Foden stars to offer Manchester City glimpse of multiple futures”, in The Guardian
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APA

clap eyes on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clap%20eyes%20on

MLA

“clap eyes on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clap%20eyes%20on. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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