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catches the eye

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

Meaning of catch the eye

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To attract the attention
    • Meantime, the train went on to Brighton without further incident. No small stir was caused by its arrival with No. 61 at its head, resplendent with "East London Line Special" head boards, which at once caught the eye of William Stroudley, who was observing the traffic working from his office window.1951 May, J. Pelham Maitland, “A Memorable Run by a Brighton "Terrier"”, in Railway Magazine, page 347

Questions about catches the eye

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

Words near catches the eye in the dictionary

  1. catches someone's eye
  2. catches someone's fancy
  3. catches step
  4. catches strays
  5. catches the bus
  6. catches the eye
  7. catches the light
  8. catches the sun
  9. catches up
  10. catches wreck
  11. catches Z's

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