Glimpse
noun
A quick look at something or someone.
I caught a glimpse of her as she rounded the corner.
Often appears as...
- catch a glimpse
- get a glimpse
verb
To look at something quickly or briefly.
He glimpsed a figure dash past the window.
Often appears as...
- glimpse at
- glimpse from
noun
A brief experience or understanding of something.
The book gives us a glimpse into life in 19th century Paris.
Often appears as...
- glimpse of life
- glimpse of hope
noun
A quick look at something or someone.
I caught a glimpse of her as she rounded the corner.
Often appears as...
- catch a glimpse
- get a glimpse
verb
To look at something quickly or briefly.
He glimpsed a figure dash past the window.
Often appears as...
- glimpse at
- glimpse from
noun
A brief experience or understanding of something.
The book gives us a glimpse into life in 19th century Paris.
Often appears as...
- glimpse of life
- glimpse of hope
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Fleeting Sight
Used when something is seen for a very short time and not fully visible.
As the car sped by, I just got a glimpse of the driver.
Pro Tip 2/3Partial View
Glimpse suggests seeing only a part of the whole or seeing incompletely.
Through the crowd, I caught a glimpse of the celebrity's hat.
Pro Tip 3/3Unexpected Sight
Often refers to seeing something surprising or not planned.
We were walking when we got a glimpse of a shooting star.
Pro Tip 1/3Fleeting Sight
Used when something is seen for a very short time and not fully visible.
As the car sped by, I just got a glimpse of the driver.
Pro Tip 2/3Partial View
Glimpse suggests seeing only a part of the whole or seeing incompletely.
Through the crowd, I caught a glimpse of the celebrity's hat.
Pro Tip 3/3Unexpected Sight
Often refers to seeing something surprising or not planned.
We were walking when we got a glimpse of a shooting star.
Pro Tip 1/3Fleeting Sight
Used when something is seen for a very short time and not fully visible.
As the car sped by, I just got a glimpse of the driver.
Pro Tip 2/3Partial View
Glimpse suggests seeing only a part of the whole or seeing incompletely.
Through the crowd, I caught a glimpse of the celebrity's hat.
Pro Tip 3/3Unexpected Sight
Often refers to seeing something surprising or not planned.
We were walking when we got a glimpse of a shooting star.
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Spotting the camel...
was rewarded with an extremely rare occurrence of a large and strikingly beautiful creature but it all happened so quick that I never got a glimpse of it it's comfort under those rocks and simply disappeared I did not think much about it then but a week later I was back in a row basalt in these images
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The benefits of a...
But recent advances in brain imaging technology have given neurolinguists a glimpse into how specific aspects of language learning affect the bilingual brain. It's well known that the brain's left hemisphere is more dominant and analytical in logical processes,
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Kailash Satyarthi: How...
I see the glimpse of God in it -- this is my biggest inspiration. And I am so lucky that not once, as I said before, but thousands of times, I have been able to witness my God in the faces of those children and they are my biggest inspirations. Thank you.
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The Titanic's Guggenheim...
of other important features for later analysis, including the area around the captain's quarters. OK, I can barely see it. Barely see it, and yeah, it's devastated. I see a glimpse of the tub.
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The genius of Marie...
If you want a glimpse of Marie Curie's manuscripts, you'll have to sign a waiver and put on protective gear to shield yourself from radiation contamination.
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What's Hiding in the...
to my light and now if i turn on the lights of the submersible we may catch a glimpse of one of these strange deep sea creatures
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Dolphins Use Stingrays...
sarah free dives to the grassy seabed and catches a rare glimpse of this strange association
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10 Million Subscribers,...
piece another hatchling has its first glimpse of a dangerous world
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The Most Dramatic...
Another hatchling has its first glimpse of a dangerous world.
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Underground Labyrinth Of...
so this is a privileged glimpse into a secret world
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Spotting the camel...
was rewarded with an extremely rare occurrence of a large and strikingly beautiful creature but it all happened so quick that I never got a glimpse of it it's comfort under those rocks and simply disappeared I did not think much about it then but a week later I was back in a row basalt in these images
Video examples
The benefits of a...
But recent advances in brain imaging technology have given neurolinguists a glimpse into how specific aspects of language learning affect the bilingual brain. It's well known that the brain's left hemisphere is more dominant and analytical in logical processes,
Video examples
Kailash Satyarthi: How...
I see the glimpse of God in it -- this is my biggest inspiration. And I am so lucky that not once, as I said before, but thousands of times, I have been able to witness my God in the faces of those children and they are my biggest inspirations. Thank you.
Video examples
The Titanic's Guggenheim...
of other important features for later analysis, including the area around the captain's quarters. OK, I can barely see it. Barely see it, and yeah, it's devastated. I see a glimpse of the tub.
Video examples
The genius of Marie...
If you want a glimpse of Marie Curie's manuscripts, you'll have to sign a waiver and put on protective gear to shield yourself from radiation contamination.
Video examples
What's Hiding in the...
to my light and now if i turn on the lights of the submersible we may catch a glimpse of one of these strange deep sea creatures
Video examples
Dolphins Use Stingrays...
sarah free dives to the grassy seabed and catches a rare glimpse of this strange association
Video examples
10 Million Subscribers,...
piece another hatchling has its first glimpse of a dangerous world
Video examples
The Most Dramatic...
Another hatchling has its first glimpse of a dangerous world.
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Underground Labyrinth Of...
so this is a privileged glimpse into a secret world
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Karen Traviss
English Author
A novel can do something that films and TV usually can't - a glimpse inside the characters' heads. I write very tight third person point of view, so the reader is right behind the eyes of each character, seeing what they see and feeling what they feel.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
American President
If future generations are to remember us more with gratitude than sorrow, we must achieve more than just the miracles of technology. We must also leave them a glimpse of the world as it was created, not just as it looked when we got through with it.
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Jack Thorne
English Playwright
They're odd beasts, musicals, but what I like about them is the way they allow windows into people's lives. When people sing, you get an opportunity to see a vulnerability, a glimpse of a life in a messed-up head.
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George Harrison
British Musician
We were talking about the space between us all and the people who hide themselves behind a wall of illusion. Never glimpse the truth - then it's far too late when they pass away.
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John Lennon
English Musician
The thing the sixties did was to show us the possibilities and the responsibility that we all had. It wasn't the answer. It just gave us a glimpse of the possibility.
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Karen Thompson Walker
Author
Our fears are an amazing gift of the imagination... a way of glimpsing what might be the future when there's still time to influence how that future will play out.
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Ileana D'Cruz
Indian Actress
There is a glimpse of me that I'd like to keep private. And I believe that is necessary for my kind of sanity. I'd not like the world to know everything about me.
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Helen Hayes
American Actress
The story of a love is not important-what is important is that one is capable of love. It is perhaps the only glimpse we are permitted of eternity.
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Josiah Royce
American Philosopher
Of this our true individual life, our present life is a glimpse, a fragment, a hint, and in its best moments a visible beginning.
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Zig Ziglar
American Author
When you catch a glimpse of your potential, that's when passion is born.
Quote examples
Karen Traviss
English Author
A novel can do something that films and TV usually can't - a glimpse inside the characters' heads. I write very tight third person point of view, so the reader is right behind the eyes of each character, seeing what they see and feeling what they feel.
Quote examples
Lyndon B. Johnson
American President
If future generations are to remember us more with gratitude than sorrow, we must achieve more than just the miracles of technology. We must also leave them a glimpse of the world as it was created, not just as it looked when we got through with it.
Quote examples
Jack Thorne
English Playwright
They're odd beasts, musicals, but what I like about them is the way they allow windows into people's lives. When people sing, you get an opportunity to see a vulnerability, a glimpse of a life in a messed-up head.
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George Harrison
British Musician
We were talking about the space between us all and the people who hide themselves behind a wall of illusion. Never glimpse the truth - then it's far too late when they pass away.
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John Lennon
English Musician
The thing the sixties did was to show us the possibilities and the responsibility that we all had. It wasn't the answer. It just gave us a glimpse of the possibility.
Quote examples
Karen Thompson Walker
Author
Our fears are an amazing gift of the imagination... a way of glimpsing what might be the future when there's still time to influence how that future will play out.
Quote examples
Ileana D'Cruz
Indian Actress
There is a glimpse of me that I'd like to keep private. And I believe that is necessary for my kind of sanity. I'd not like the world to know everything about me.
Quote examples
Helen Hayes
American Actress
The story of a love is not important-what is important is that one is capable of love. It is perhaps the only glimpse we are permitted of eternity.
Quote examples
Josiah Royce
American Philosopher
Of this our true individual life, our present life is a glimpse, a fragment, a hint, and in its best moments a visible beginning.
Quote examples
Zig Ziglar
American Author
When you catch a glimpse of your potential, that's when passion is born.
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