glimpse
noun
1. a quick look
Similar word(s): glance
Definition categories: act, look, looking
2. a brief or incomplete view
- from the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake
Definition categories: thought, aspect, panorama, prospect, scene, view, vista
3. a vague indication
- he caught only a glimpse of the professor's meaning
Definition categories: communication, indicant, indication
Sentences with glimpse as a noun:
- I only got a glimpse of the car, so I can tell you the colour but not the registration number.
verb
1. catch a glimpse of or see briefly
- We glimpsed the Queen as she got into her limousine
Definition categories: perception, see
Sentences with glimpse as a verb:
- I have only begun to glimpse the magnitude of the problem.