glimpse
🇺🇸
/ɡlɪmps/
🇬🇧
/ɡlɪmps/
noun
C1
a very quick look at someone or something
I caught a glimpse of a deer in the forest.
C1
a brief understanding of something
The documentary offers a glimpse into the life of a famous scientist.
verb
R
to see something quickly and not clearly
She glimpsed a bird flying past the window.
R
to begin to understand something
He glimpsed the solution to the problem during the meeting.
translation
a very quick look at someone or something; a brief understanding of something
to see something quickly and not clearly; to begin to understand something
Word Forms
Plural
glimpses
Perfect
glimpsed
Progressive
glimpsing
Past
glimpsed
3rd Present
glimpses