catch sight of
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See suddenly or unexpectedly, as in When I first caught sight of the Alps, I was overwhelmed. [First half of 1800s]
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Words nearby catch sight of
catch phrase, catch pit, catch points, catchpole, catch red-handed, catch sight of, catch someone's eye, catch some rays, catch some z's, catch stitch, catch the drift
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