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caught sight of

caught sight of is the simple past and past participle 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 caught sight of

What is caught sight of the simple past and past participle of?
Caught sight of is the simple past and past participle of catch sight of.

Words near caught sight of in the dictionary

  1. caught one's drift
  2. caught out
  3. caught raiding the cookie jar
  4. caught red-handed
  5. caught short
  6. caught sight of
  7. caught some rays
  8. caught some z's
  9. caught some zs
  10. caught someone at their own game
  11. caught someone napping

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