"catch the sun" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: catches the sun [present, singular, third-person], catching the sun [participle, present], caught the sun [participle, past], caught the sun [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|catch<,,caught> the sun}} catch the sun (third-person singular simple present catches the sun, present participle catching the sun, simple past and past participle caught the sun)
  1. To sunbathe. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: catch some rays, catch some sun
    Sense id: en-catch_the_sun-en-verb-D9vJxs6K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 6 10 9
  2. To become sunburned. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-catch_the_sun-en-verb-tt9AQOR4
  3. To reflect light from the sun. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-catch_the_sun-en-verb-Q9lvj7Q2
  4. To be in a sunny position. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-catch_the_sun-en-verb-IdDWifpy

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for catch the sun meaning in English (1.7kB)

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