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caught the eye

caught the eye is the simple past and past participle 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 caught the eye

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

Words near caught the eye in the dictionary

  1. caught someone's fancy
  2. caught stealing
  3. caught step
  4. caught strays
  5. caught the bus
  6. caught the eye
  7. caught the light
  8. caught the sun
  9. caught up
  10. caught with one's pants down
  11. caught with the cookie jar

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