What is "glimpse" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does glimpse mean in English? Meaning of glimpse definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "glimpse" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "glimpse": a quick look

Noun

  • Meaning: a quick look
  • Synonyms: coup d'oeil glance glimpse
  • Hyponyms: eye-beaming side-glance side-look
  • Hypernyms: look looking looking at
  • Meaning of "glimpse": catch a glimpse of or see briefly

    Verb

  • Meaning: catch a glimpse of or see briefly
  • Example: We glimpsed the Queen as she got into her limousine
  • Synonyms: glimpse
  • Hypernyms: see
  • Meaning of "glimpse": a brief or incomplete view

    Noun

  • Meaning: a brief or incomplete view
  • Example: from the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake
  • Synonyms: glimpse
  • Hypernyms: aspect panorama prospect scene view vista
  • Meaning of "glimpse": a vague indication

    Noun

  • Meaning: a vague indication
  • Example: he caught only a glimpse of the professor's meaning
  • Synonyms: glimpse
  • Hypernyms: indicant indication
  • Synonyms:

    peek, impression, flash, sight, glance, swivel, eye, slant, gun, lamp, gander, peep, squint, sighting, glom, eyeball, look-see, quick look, peek, check out, spy, eye, sight, flash, spot, espy, descry, view, take in, catch sight of, get a load of, get an eyeful, take a gander,

    Antonyms:

    stare, stare,

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    glimpse in English: glimpse
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