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caught someone's eye

caught someone's eye is the simple past and past participle 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 caught someone's eye

What is caught someone's eye the simple past and past participle of?
Caught someone's eye is the simple past and past participle of catch someone's eye.

Words near caught someone's eye in the dictionary

  1. caught some zs
  2. caught someone at their own game
  3. caught someone napping
  4. caught someone with their pants down
  5. caught someone's drift
  6. caught someone's eye
  7. caught someone's fancy
  8. caught stealing
  9. caught step
  10. caught strays
  11. caught the bus

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