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saw which way the cat jumped

saw which way the cat jumped is the simple past of see which way the cat jumps.

Meaning of see which way the cat jumps

Verb

see which way the cat jumps (third-person singular simple present sees which way the cat jumps, present participle seeing which way the cat jumps, simple past saw which way the cat jumped, past participle seen which way the cat jumped)

  1. (idiomatic) To delay taking action based on the outcome of something else.

Questions about saw which way the cat jumped

What is saw which way the cat jumped the simple past of?
Saw which way the cat jumped is the simple past of see which way the cat jumps.

Words near saw which way the cat jumped in the dictionary

  1. saw through a millstone
  2. saw to
  3. saw to it
  4. saw tooth
  5. saw what sticks
  6. saw which way the cat jumped
  7. saw with half an eye
  8. saw wood
  9. saw wort
  10. saw worts
  11. saw wrest

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