glimpse in English dictionary

  • glimpse

    Meanings and definitions of "glimpse"

    • A brief look, glance, or peek.
    • (transitive) To see or view briefly or incompletely.
    • noun
      A brief look, glance, or peek.
    • noun
      A sudden flash.
    • noun
      A faint idea; an inkling.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To see or view briefly or incompletely.
    • verb
      To appear by glimpses.
    • a brief look
    • see briefly
    • (a) look
    • noun
      a brief or incomplete view; "from the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake"
    • noun
      a quick look
    • noun
      a vague indication; "he caught only a glimpse of the professor's meaning"
    • verb
      catch a glimpse of or see briefly; "We glimpsed the Queen as she got into her limousine"

    Synonyms of "glimpse" in English dictionary

    panorama, indication, look are the top synonyms of "glimpse" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of glimpse

    • glimpse ( plural  glimpses)
    • glimpse ( third-person singular simple present glimpses, present participle glimpsing, simple past and past participle glimpsed)
    • glimpse (plural glimpses)
    • glimpse (third-person singular simple present glimpses, present participle glimpsing, simple past and past participle glimpsed)
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