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catching sight of

catching sight of is the present participle and gerund of catch sight of.

Meaning of catch sight of

Verb

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

  1. (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
    Synonyms:
    descry

Questions about catching sight of

What is catching sight of the present participle and gerund of?
Catching sight of is the present participle and gerund of catch sight of.

Words near catching sight of in the dictionary

  1. catching one's death
  2. catching one's drift
  3. catching out
  4. catching print
  5. catching red-handed
  6. catching sight of
  7. catching some rays
  8. catching some z's
  9. catching some zs
  10. catching someone at their own game
  11. catching someone napping

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