Definition of glimpse Glimpse

/glɪˈmps/ - [glimps] - glimpse

We found 14 definitions of glimpse from 5 different sources.

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What does glimpse mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: glimpses

glimpse - a brief or incomplete view; "from the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake"
  vista, panorama, aspect, prospect, scene, view a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene
glimpse - a vague indication; "he caught only a glimpse of the professor's meaning"
glimpse - a quick look
  glance, coup d'oeil
  looking at, looking, look the act of searching visually
  eye-beaming a radiant glance of the eye; "he pretended profundity by eye-beamings at people"

Verb

glimpses, glimpsing, glimpsed  

glimpse - catch a glimpse of or see briefly; "We glimpsed the Queen as she got into her limousine"
  see be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • glimpse (n.)
    A sudden flash; transient luster.
  • glimpse (n.)
    A short, hurried view; a transitory or fragmentary perception; a quick sight.
  • glimpse (n.)
    A faint idea; an inkling.
  • glimpse (v. i.)
    to appear by glimpses; to catch glimpses.
  • glimpse (v. t.)
    To catch a glimpse of; to see by glimpses; to have a short or hurried view of.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • glimpse
    glimps, n. a short gleam: a weak light: transient lustre: a hurried view: fleeting enjoyment: the exhibition of a faint resemblance.—v.i. to appear by glimpses.—v.t. to get a glimpse of. [M. E. glimsen, to glimpse, a variant of glimmer.]

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  • glimpse, verb, present, 1st person singular of glimpse (infinitive).
  • glimpse, verb (infinitive).
  • glimpse, noun, singular of glimpses.

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