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Arriving at after searching, study, or effort

Present participle for to view or catch sight of

Verb

Arriving at after searching, study, or effort

bringing to light

stumbling across

running to earth

falling in with

getting wind of

getting to know

running to ground

getting wise to

bringing into the open

following the scent of

meeting by chance

running smack into

meeting up with

crossing the path

rubbing eyeballs

putting one's finger on

catching sight of

laying your hand on

laying fingers on

laying hands on

having an aha moment

getting wise to the fact

getting wind of the fact

having on good authority

finding out about

getting the picture

taking the wraps off

seeing the light

becoming conscious of

becoming aware of

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“Searching was his look, as if to descry the secrets of her soul.”

Verb

Present participle for to view or catch sight of

catching sight of

getting a load of

clapping eyes on

setting eyes on

catching a glimpse of

taking a dekko at

getting a glimpse of

scrutinizing^US

taking a gander at

paying attention to

scrutinising^UK

taking a shufti at

having sight of

giving something a once-over

giving the once-over

having a gander at

having a squint at

having a dekko at

becoming aware of

getting an eyeful of

keeping an eye on

keeping under surveillance

keeping under observation

keeping tabs on

keeping watch on

keeping a tab on

watching like a hawk

keeping a weather eye on

keeping under scrutiny

keeping a beady eye on

having a shufti at

taking a gander

knowing by sight

feasting your eyes on

taking notice of

feasting one's eyes

making a note of

getting a view of

reconnoitring^UK

keeping track of

reconnoitering^US

keeping one's eye on

giving attention to

getting a sight of

getting an eyeful

rubbernecking at

having a butcher's at

checking something out

fixing one's gaze

having a look-see at

having a squint

becoming conscious of

looking fixedly

taking a butcher's

taking a shufti

putting one's finger on

diagnosticating

putting a name to

calling to mind

taking a glance at

keeping eagle eye on

taking stock of

going over with a fine-tooth comb

looking through

casting an eye over

subjecting to an examination

taking a look at

giving something a going-over

giving the once over

looking something over

examining closely

putting under a microscope

running through

looking at carefully

having a look-see

leafing through

flipping through

flicking through

running your eye over

skimming through

taking a good look

looking vacantly

taking a good look at

making enquiries into

conducting investigations into

concentrating on

passing through

watching from a distance

taking a butcher's at

fixing one's gaze at

giving the eagle eye

looking up and down

thinking through

making a recce of

cross-examining

making an observation of

conducting an investigation into

glancing through

looking intently

browsing through

burying oneself in

thumbing through

ploughing through

staring open-mouthed

staring in wonder

having a good look

riveting one's eyes

watching closely

examining carefully

taking the measure of

reading through

sifting through

sneaking a look

looking quickly

having a quick look

looking briefly

having a shufti

taking a quick look

taking to heart

paying attention

taking into consideration

giving thought to

giving a thought to

bearing in mind

looking closely

looking earnestly

looking through narrowed eyes

giving something a look-see

narrowing your eyes

screwing up eyes

subjecting to an inspection

kicking the tires

contextualizing^US

contextualising^UK

looking surreptitiously

glancing surreptitiously

glancing furtively

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“There was no reason why he should not, someday, descry a ship in the offing with treasure.”

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