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to glimpse
01
to see someone or something briefly, without getting a clear or complete view of it
Transitive: to glimpse sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
glimpse
3rd person singular
glimpses
Present participle
glimpsing
Past simple
glimpsed
Past participle
glimpsed
Examples
I have glimpsed the rare comet in the night sky.
Glimpse
01
a quick look
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
glimpses
02
a quick or partial view of something, often fleeting or incomplete
Examples
She caught a glimpse of the sunset through the trees before it disappeared below the horizon.
03
a vague indication
