Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To see for a brief period; to get a glimpse of

    wahrnehmen

Examples

205 sentences

  1. I caught a couple of big fish.

    Я зловив парочку великих риб. — deniko

    ruЯ поймал пару больших рыбин. — marafon

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  2. He happened to catch sight of a rare butterfly.

    Йому випало угледіти рідкісного метелика. — ChickenKiev

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  3. We caught sight of his boat.

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  4. He caught hold of my hand.

    ruОн ухватился за мою руку. — sharptoothed

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  5. She caught sight of his face.

    deSie erblickte sein Gesicht. — uschi

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Translations

5 languages
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By meaning 1
to glimpse:

Forms

catches sight of, catching sight of, caught sight of, caught sight of
Base formcatch sight of · to catch sight of
3rd person singularcatches sight of
Present participlecatching sight of
Past simplecaught sight of
Past participlecaught sight of

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycatch sight of
he, she, itcatches sight of

Past simpleLesson

all personscaught sight of

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave caught sight of
he, she, ithas caught sight of

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill catch sight of

Synonyms

1 synonyms
descry

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

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