glimpse
11glimpse — [glimps] vt. glimpsed, glimpsing [ME glimsen (with unhistoric p ) < base of OE glæm (see GLEAM), akin to MHG glimsen, MDu glinsen] to catch a brief, quick view of, as in passing; perceive momentarily and incompletely vi. to look quickly;… …
12glimpse — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 brief sight of sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, fleeting, the merest, momentary, quick ▪ occasional, rare ▪ Th …
13glimpse — 01. We just barely got a [glimpse] of the cougar before it ran off. 02. Fans waited for hours outside the hotel waiting for a [glimpse] of their favorite rock star. 03. The computer exhibition offered a brief [glimpse] into the technological… …
14glimpse — I UK [ɡlɪmps] / US noun [countable] Word forms glimpse : singular glimpse plural glimpses * 1) an occasion when you see someone or something for a moment only glimpse of: The crowd were anxious for a glimpse of the President. Every so often she… …
15glimpse — glimpse1 [ glımps ] noun count * 1. ) an occasion when you see someone or something for a moment only: glimpse of: The crowd were anxious for a glimpse of the President. Every so often she got a fleeting (=very quick) glimpse of the church… …
16glimpse — n. 1) to catch a glimpse of 2) a brief, fleeting glimpse 3) a glimpse into (a glimpse into the life of a coal miner) * * * [glɪmps] fleeting glimpse a brief to catch a glimpse of a glimpse into (a glimpse into the life of a coal miner) …
17glimpse — glimpse1 [glımps] n 1.) a quick look at someone or something that does not allow you to see them clearly glimpse of ▪ They caught a glimpse of a dark green car. brief/fleeting/quick glimpse (=a very short look) ▪ We only had a fleeting glimpse of …
18glimpse — [[t]glɪ̱mps[/t]] glimpses, glimpsing, glimpsed 1) N COUNT: usu N of n 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 Hyde Park Hotel to catch a glimpse… …
19glimpse — glance, glimpse A glance (which can be followed by at, into, over, or through) is a brief look • (He cast a doting glance at his wife M. Underwood, 1973 • There were glances of frustration as balls went astray and half chances failed to be… …
20glimpse — 1 verb (T) 1 to see someone or something for a moment without getting a complete view of them: I glimpsed her face in the crowd, but then she was gone see glance 2 2 to begin to understand something for a moment: He glimpsed the despair that she… …
