catch+sight+of

  • 41sight — 1. noun 1) she has excellent sight Syn: eyesight, vision, eyes 2) her first sight of it Syn: view, glimpse, glance, look 3) historic sights Syn …

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  • 42catch a glimpse — verb see something for a brief time (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑catch sight, ↑get a look • Hypernyms: ↑see • Verb Frames: Somebody s Somebody s PP …

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  • 43catch a glimpse — catch a quick sight, see quickly, view for a moment …

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  • 44sight — n. view 1) to catch; keep sight of 2) to lose sight of 3) at (the) sight (to faint at the sight of blood; to fall in love at first sight) 4) by sight (to know smb. by sight) 5) in, within sight (the ship was no longer in sight) 6) on sight (to… …

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  • 45sight — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 ability to see ⇨ See also ↑eyesight VERB + SIGHT ▪ have ▪ She has very little sight in her left eye. ▪ lose ▪ He s lost the sight of one eye …

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  • 46sight — n. & v. n. 1 a the faculty of seeing with the eyes (lost his sight). b the act or an instance of seeing; the state of being seen. 2 a thing seen; a display, show, or spectacle (not a pretty sight; a beautiful sight). 3 a way of looking at or… …

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  • 47catch — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 act of catching sth ADJECTIVE ▪ awesome (AmE), brilliant, good, nice, spectacular ▪ clean (esp. BrE) ▪ difficult …

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  • 48lose sight of — {v. phr.} 1. Not to be able to see any longer. * /I lost sight of Mary in the crowd./ * /I watched the plane go higher and higher until I lost sight of it./ Contrast: CATCH SIGHT OF. 2. To forget; overlook. * /Johnny was so interested in the game …

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  • 49lose sight of — {v. phr.} 1. Not to be able to see any longer. * /I lost sight of Mary in the crowd./ * /I watched the plane go higher and higher until I lost sight of it./ Contrast: CATCH SIGHT OF. 2. To forget; overlook. * /Johnny was so interested in the game …

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  • 50lose\ sight\ of — v. phr. 1. Not to be able to see any longer. I lost sight of Mary in the crowd. I watched the plane go higher and higher until I lost sight of it. Contrast: catch sight of 2. To forget; overlook. Johnny was so interested in the game he lost sight …

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