- glimpse
- 1. noun
I only got a glimpse of the car, so I can tell you it was blue, but not what sort it was.
2. verbTo see or view briefly or incompletely.I have only begun to glimpse the magnitude of the problem.
Wikipedia foundation.
glimpse
Look at other dictionaries:
GLIMPSE — is a text indexing and retrieval software program originally developed at the University of Arizona by Udi Manber, Sun Wu, and Burra Gopal. A web server version called WebGlimpse is now being maintained under a pay per line licence. Neither… … Wikipedia
Glimpse — may refer to:* Glimpse (album), an album by SONICFLOOd* Glimpse EP, an album by TraptGLIMPSE may refer to:* The Galactic Legacy Infrared Mid Plane Survey Extraordinaire , an astronomical survey performed by the Spitzer Space Telescope* GLIMPSE, a … Wikipedia
Glimpse — Glimpse, v. t. To catch a glimpse of; to see by glimpses; to have a short or hurried view of. [1913 Webster] Some glimpsing and no perfect sight. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Glimpse — Glimpse, n. [For glimse, from the root of glimmer.] [1913 Webster] 1. A sudden flash; transient luster. [1913 Webster] LIght as the lightning glimpse they ran. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. A short, hurried view; a transitory or fragmentary… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Glimpse — Glimpse, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glimpsed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glimpsing}.] to appear by glimpses; to catch glimpses. Drayton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glimpse — [n] brief look eye, eyeball*, flash*, gander*, glance, glom*, gun*, impression, lamp*, look see*, peek, peep, quick look, sight, sighting, slant, squint, swivel*; concept 623 Ant. stare glimpse [v] look briefly catch sight of, check out, descry,… … New thesaurus
glimpse — index find (discover), pierce (discern), spy, vision (dream) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
glimpse — (v.) c.1400, to glisten, be dazzling, probably from O.E. *glimsian shine faintly, from P.Gmc. *glim (see GLEAM (Cf. gleam)). If so, the intrusive p would be there to ease pronunciation. Sense of catch a quick view first recorded mid 15c. Related … Etymology dictionary
glimpse — n glance, peep, peek, *look, sight, view Contrasted words: surveying or survey, observing or observation, contemplating or contemplation (see corresponding verbs at SEE): scrutiny, examination, inspection (see under SCRUTINIZE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
glimpse — ► NOUN ▪ a momentary or partial view. ► VERB ▪ see briefly or partially. ORIGIN originally in the sense «shine faintly»: probably Germanic, related to GLIMMER(Cf. ↑glimmering) … English terms dictionary
glimpse — [glimps] vt. glimpsed, glimpsing [ME glimsen (with unhistoric p ) < base of OE glæm (see GLEAM), akin to MHG glimsen, MDu glinsen] to catch a brief, quick view of, as in passing; perceive momentarily and incompletely vi. to look quickly;… … English World dictionary
