to catch
- verb
- /kæʧ/
- Your look, however, did catch the eye of a certain someone.
- catch the attention
- catch the eye
- catch the interest
I'd say what catches my my eye most is a bum.
- I'd say what catches my my eye most is a bum.
- She wasn't black enough or white enough to catch the white guy's eyes.
- But anyways, it says everyone who catches your interest isn't meant to keep it.
Examples
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One theory is that they need to catch the students while they are young.
Academic text (1990) -
And even more obviously, that caught my eye.
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A cool title caught my eye, made me pick it up.
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Certainly, that must have caught the attention of a number of readers.
Academic text (1996) -
The one that really caught my eye was Emily Rajakowski.
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There was a young girl called Jennifer who caught the eye of the town burgesses.
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You're always striving to find something that will catch them or excite them.
Academic text (2008) -
The new advertising campaign really caught the attention of young consumers.
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Her impressive performance in the play caught the eye of several talent agents.
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The bright colors of the painting caught my interest as soon as I entered the gallery.
Synonyms
To attract someone's attention or interest
Make people notice or want something
To attract and hold someone's strong interest or attention
To keep someone's attention
To get someone's attention suddenly and strongly
To please people by being friendly and attractive
Grab and hold someone's attention suddenly and strongly
To attract and hold someone's interest or affection
To hold someone's full attention because something is very interesting or surprising
To catch and hold someone's attention
To attract and charm someone as if by magic
Make someone notice you or something
To attract and hold someone's full attention
To make someone feel very pleased and amazed as if by magic
To fill someone with wonder and delight
Attract someone's attention because it is interesting or noticeable
To attract and charm someone while tricking them
Make someone notice something quickly and feel interested
To attract and keep people's interest
Make someone notice something
To make someone feel love and admiration for a person or thing
To use magic or nice words to make someone like and obey you
Make someone feel very impressed and strongly attracted
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To become very sick from being outside in the cold, often said as a warning
- Offensive
To find a dead person, often during police work or as slang for killing someone
- Informal
To not pay attention and miss what is happening around you, for example because you are daydreaming
- Informal
Notice someone being careless when they should be paying attention
Give something small to get something much bigger later
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
A player signals and catches a punt without running and cannot be tackled
- Specialized
Animals and other sea life that are caught by accident while people fish for other species
A 2002 American film by Steven Spielberg starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks
- Specialized
A small fenced area that holds animals like sheep or cattle for a short time
- Specialized
A quick sound made by briefly closing and opening the vocal cords before a vowel
- Jargon
A baseball play where an outfielder runs and grabs a ball very close to the ground
How Engaging
Surface Forms
Etymology
Catch is like the word grab, so to catch someone's interest is to grab and hold their attention.