glimpseverb [ T ]
uk/ɡlɪmps/us/ɡlɪmps/to see something or someone for a very short time or only partly:
We glimpsed the ruined abbey from the windows of the train.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Using the eyes
- before your very eyes idiom
- beheld
- bore
- breathe
- come to sb's attention/notice idiom
- eye
- feast
- gawk
- get a load of that! idiom
- get him, her, you, etc.! idiom
- glance
- keep tabs on sth/sb idiom
- look-see
- observational
- out of/from the corner of your eye idiom
- passer-by
- rest
- sneak
- squint
- visual
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glimpsenoun [ C ]
uk/ɡlɪmps/us/ɡlɪmps/C1 an occasion when you see something or someone for a very short time:
I only caught (= had) a fleeting glimpse of the driver of the getaway car, but I know I would recognize her if I saw her again.
a quick idea or understanding of what something is like:
This biography offers a few glimpses of his life before he became famous.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Using the eyes
- before your very eyes idiom
- beheld
- bore
- breathe
- come to sb's attention/notice idiom
- eye
- feast
- gawk
- get a load of that! idiom
- get him, her, you, etc.! idiom
- glance
- keep tabs on sth/sb idiom
- look-see
- observational
- out of/from the corner of your eye idiom
- passer-by
- rest
- sneak
- squint
- visual
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