HyperDic: catch_sight

English > 1 sense of the expression *catch sight*:
VERB	perception	catch sight, get a look, catch a glimpse	see something for a brief time

English > *catch sight*: 1 sense > verb 1, perception
Meaning	See something for a brief time.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	get a look, catch a glimpse
Broader	see	perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight