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Antonyms for catch sight of
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : sahyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : saɪt |
Definition of catch sight of
Origin :- Old English sihð, gesiht, gesihð "thing seen; faculty of sight; aspect; vision; apparition," from Proto-Germanic *sekh(w)- (cf. Danish sigte, Swedish sigt, Middle Dutch sicht, Dutch zicht, Old High German siht, German Sicht, Gesicht), stem that also yielded Old English seon (see see (v.)), with noun suffix -th (2), later -t.
- Verily, truth is sight. Therefore if two people should come disputing, saying, 'I have seen,' 'I have heard,' we should trust the one who says 'I have seen.' [Brhadaranyaka Upanishad 5.14.4]
- Meaning "perception or apprehension by means of the eyes" is from early 13c. Meaning "device on a firearm to assist in aiming" is from 1580s. A "show" of something, hence, colloquially, "a great many; a lot" (late 14c.). Sight for sore eyes "welcome visitor" is attested from 1738; sight unseen "without previous inspection" is from 1892. Sight gag first attested 1944. Middle English had sighty (late 14c.) "visible, conspicuous; bright, shining; attractive, handsome;" c.1400 as "keen-sighted;" mid-15c. as "discerning" (cf. German sichtig "visible").
- As in see : verb perceive with eyes
- As in spot : verb see, recognize
- As in spy : verb secretly follow, watch another's actions
- As in lay eyes on : verb see with attention
- As in glimpse : verb look briefly
Synonyms for catch sight of
- be apprised of
- beam
- behold
- case
- catch
- catch a glimpse of
- catch sight of
- check out
- clock
- contemplate
- descry
- detect
- determinate
- diagnose
- discern
- discover
- distinguish
- encounter
- espy
- examine
- eye
- eyeball
- ferret out
- find
- fish out
- flash
- gape
- gawk
- gaze
- get a load of
- get an eyeful
- glare
- glimpse
- heed
- identify
- inspect
- keep under surveillance
- lay eyes on
- locate
- look
- look at
- look for
- make out
- mark
- meddle
- meet with
- mind
- note
- notice
- observe
- pay attention to
- peek
- peep
- peer
- peg
- penetrate
- perceive
- pick out
- pierce
- pinpoint
- place
- point out
- pry
- recognize
- recon
- reconnoiter
- regard
- remark
- scan
- scope
- scout
- scrutinize
- search
- see
- set eyes on
- shadow
- sight
- sleuth
- snoop
- spot
- spy
- stag
- stake out
- stare
- survey
- tail
- take a gander
- take in
- take note
- take notice
- trace
- track
- trail
- turn up
- view
- watch
- witness
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