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catch sight of

catch sight of
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kach sahyt uhv, ov]
    • /kætʃ saɪt ʌv, ɒv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kach sahyt uhv, ov]
    • /kætʃ saɪt ʌv, ɒv/

Definitions of catch sight of words

  • noun catch sight of to make out by means of the eyes; discern; see 3
  • noun catch sight of to see briefly; glimpse 3
  • noun catch sight of the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision. 1
  • noun catch sight of an act, fact, or instance of seeing. 1
  • noun catch sight of one's range of vision on some specific occasion: Land is in sight. 1
  • noun catch sight of a view; glimpse. 1

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Origin of catch sight of

First appearance:

before 950
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English (noun); Old English sihth (more often gesihth, gesiht; cognate with German Gesicht face; cf. y-), derivative of sēon to see1; see -th1

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Parts of speech for Catch sight of

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

catch sight of popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for catch sight of

verb catch sight of

  • peek — to look or glance quickly or furtively, especially through a small opening or from a concealed location; peep; peer.
  • check out — When you check out of a hotel or clinic where you have been staying, or if someone checks you out, you pay the bill and leave.
  • spy — a person employed by a government to obtain secret information or intelligence about another, usually hostile, country, especially with reference to military or naval affairs.
  • sight — the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
  • flash — a precedence code for handling messages about initial enemy contact or operational combat messages of extreme urgency within the U.S. military.

Antonyms for catch sight of

verb catch sight of

  • stare — to gaze fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open.
  • ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
  • disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
  • disbelieve — to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in: to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings.
  • pass by — go past

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