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catches someone's eye

catches someone's eye is the third-person singular simple present indicative of catch someone's eye.

Meaning of catch someone's eye

Verb

catch someone's eye (third-person singular simple present catches someone's eye, present participle catching someone's eye, simple past and past participle caught someone's eye)

  1. (idiomatic) To capture someone's attention.
    • The window display really catches my eye.

Questions about catches someone's eye

What is catches someone's eye the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Catches someone's eye is the third-person singular simple present indicative of catch someone's eye.

Words near catches someone's eye in the dictionary

  1. catches someone at their own game
  2. catches someone napping
  3. catches someone with a hand in the cookie jar
  4. catches someone with their pants down
  5. catches someone's drift
  6. catches someone's eye
  7. catches someone's fancy
  8. catches step
  9. catches strays
  10. catches the bus
  11. catches the eye

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