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glimpse

(glɪmps)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense glimpses, present participle glimpsing, past tense, past participle glimpsed
1. countable noun
If you get a glimpse of someone or something, you see them very briefly and not very well.
Some of the fans had waited 24 hours outside the hotel to catch a glimpse of thesinger. [+ of]
Synonyms: look, sighting, sight, glance More Synonyms of glimpse
2. verb
If you glimpse someone or something, you see them very briefly and not very well.
She glimpsed a group of people standing on the bank of a river. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: catch sight of, spot, sight, view More Synonyms of glimpse
3. countable noun
A glimpse of something is a brief experience of it or an idea about it that helps you understand or appreciate it better.
The programme offers a glimpse of their working methods. [+ of]
...a glimpse into the future.

glimpse in British English

(ɡlɪmps)
noun
1. 
a brief or incomplete view
to catch a glimpse of the sea
2. 
a vague indication
he had a glimpse of what the lecturer meant
3.  archaic
a glimmer of light
verb
4. (transitive)
to catch sight of briefly or momentarily
5. (intransitive; usually foll by at) mainly US
to look (at) briefly or cursorily; glance (at)
6. (intransitive) archaic
to shine faintly; glimmer
▶ USAGE Glimpse is sometimes wrongly used where glance is meant: he gave a quick glance (not glimpse) at his watch
Derived forms
glimpser (ˈglimpser)
noun
Word origin
C14: of Germanic origin; compare Middle High German glimsen to glimmer

glimpse in American English

(glɪmps)
verb transitiveWord forms: glimpsed or ˈglimpsing
1. 
to catch a brief, quick view of, as in passing; perceive momentarily and incompletely
verb intransitive
2. 
to look quickly; glance (at)
noun
3.  Archaic
a brief, sudden shining; flash
4. 
a faint, fleeting appearance; slight trace
5. 
a brief, quick view
Word origin
ME glimsen (with unhistoric -p-) < base of OE glæm (see gleam), akin to MHG glimsen, MDu glinsen

COBUILD Collocations
glimpse

offer a glimpse
rare glimpse

Examples of 'glimpse' in a sentence
glimpse

You come off set and there will be hundreds of people hoping to catch a glimpse.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Will tonight give us the first glimpse of a future superstar?
The Sun (2016)
The public rarely gets a glimpse into this world.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Being a woman also allowed me a rare glimpse behind the veil.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Get in there quick for a glimpse of the future.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
You may get a fleeting glimpse that all is not well with his mother but it all seems quite jolly.
The Sun (2016)
Here's where you might just catch a glimpse of the royals this year.
The Sun (2016)
My goal in writing the book is not some kind of expose, it is to give people a glimpse into a closed world.
The Sun (2016)
Before you do, on your left, you catch a glimpse of the view.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The hotel is built on the ruins of a Byzantine chapel and you can get a tantalising glimpse of it through the glass floor of the lobby.
The Sun (2016)
Praise her when you see those rare glimpses of fair behaviour.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The new manager is full of ideas and people have seen glimpses.
The Sun (2010)
You only get fleeting glimpses of his glory.
Christianity Today (2000)
Had that been his more youthful face glimpsed in the mirror?
Aldiss, Brian Somewhere East of Life (1994)
But we are now seeing a glimpse of what disintegration would look like.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
She had glimpsed him saying something about restoring democracy.
Aldiss, Brian Somewhere East of Life (1994)
You get a glimpse of the sea and then a wonderful view of the house.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Neither man can be expected to catch a glimpse of the shining city on the hill.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It was a rare glimpse of a politician off duty.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
You could get the first glimpse of the love of your life.
The Sun (2011)
You can glimpse the sea from the rear cobbled courtyard garden.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Climb the stairs to the first floor and you catch your first glimpse of the sea.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
There is enough here to deliver on the hype and this album is a tantalising glimpse of the future.
The Sun (2008)
Yet we are getting a glimpse into something that could turn the dial on cancer treatment in the future.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
 People glimpse the spectre of their having to cough up their full premium once again and tiptoe to the dark side.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Enjoy this glimpse into the future.
The Sun (2016)
Once he is there, he is impossible to move because he offers no glimpse of light.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
If a body part is glimpsed in public, punishment will be inflicted on it.
The Sun (2015)
He has expressive shoulders, but a glimpse of his face would have been welcome.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This can be seen when he glimpses himself on the prowl in Manhattan.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
For the first time, you glimpse real people rather than performers.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In an interview in a coffee shop she gave a rare glimpse of vulnerability, growing tearful when asked how she managed to keep going.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But 80 also has its own gifts, which are rarely glimpsed in the public discourse about ageing.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Her identification with the poorest of the poor led her into a Dark Night that persisted almost totally with only two glimpses of light.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
A whisper hurt; a glimpse of light hurt; the touch of the sheet against my ankle sent me reeling in agony.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)

In other languages
glimpse

British English: glimpse NOUN
If you get a glimpse of someone or something, you see them very briefly and not very well.
Some of the fans had waited 24 hours outside the hotel to catch a glimpse of their heroine.
  • American English: glimpse
  • Brazilian Portuguese: relance
  • Chinese: 一瞥
  • European Spanish: vislumbre
  • French: aperçu
  • German: Blick
  • Italian: rapida occhiata
  • Japanese: ちらりと見ること
  • Korean: 잠깐 봄
  • European Portuguese: relance
  • Latin American Spanish: vislumbre
British English: glimpse VERB
If you glimpse someone or something, you see them very briefly and not very well.
She glimpsed a group of people standing on the bank of a river.
  • American English: glimpse
  • Brazilian Portuguese: ver de relance
  • Chinese: 瞥一眼
  • European Spanish: vislumbrar
  • French: entrevoir
  • German: erblicken
  • Italian: vedere di sfuggita
  • Japanese: ちらりと見る
  • Korean: 잠깐 보다
  • European Portuguese: ver de relance
  • Latin American Spanish: vislumbrar

Chinese translation of 'glimpse'

glimpse

(ɡlɪmps)

n

  1. a glimpse of [person, place, object] 一瞥 (yī piē)

vt

  1. [person, place, object] 瞥见(見) (piējiàn)
    to catch a glimpse of sb/sth 瞥见(見)某人/某事 (piējiàn mǒurén/mǒushì)
(noun) 
Definition
a brief view
The fans waited outside the hotel to get a glimpse of their heroine.
Synonyms
look
She took a last look in the mirror.
sighting
sight
I faint at the sight of blood.
glance
She stole a quick glance at her watch.
peep
He took a peep at his watch.
peek
I had a quick peek into the bedroom.
squint
They have waited a long time to have a squint inside my lovely shed.
butcher's (British, slang)
quick look
gander (informal)
brief view
shufti (British, slang)
(verb) 
Definition
to catch sight of momentarily
She glimpsed a group of people standing on the bank of a river.
Synonyms
catch sight of
spot
He left the party seconds before smoke was spotted coming up the stairs.
sight
A fleet of ships was sighted in the North Sea.
view
The mourners filed past to view the body.
clock (British, informal)
spy
He was walking down the street when he spied an old friend.
espy
She espied him in the far distance.
descry
From the top of the hill I descried a solitary rider.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of descry
Definition
to catch sight of
From the top of the hill I descried a solitary rider.
Synonyms
catch sight of,
see,
notice,
mark,
discover,
sight,
observe,
recognize,
distinguish,
perceive,
detect,
make out,
discern,
behold (archaic, literary),
espy,
spy out
in the sense of espy
Definition
to catch sight of
She espied him in the far distance.
Synonyms
catch sight of,
see,
discover,
spot,
notice,
sight,
observe,
spy,
perceive,
detect,
glimpse,
make out,
discern,
behold (archaic, literary),
catch a glimpse of,
descry
in the sense of glance
Definition
a quick look
She stole a quick glance at her watch.
Synonyms
peek,
look,
glimpse,
peep,
squint,
butcher's (British, slang),
quick look,
gander (informal),
brief look,
dekko (slang, old-fashioned),
shufti (British, slang),
gink (New Zealand, slang)

Synonyms of 'glimpse'

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