GLIMPSE definition

GLIMPSE

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WordNet

(1) A quick look

(2) A brief or incomplete view

"From the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake"

(3) A vague indication

"He caught only a glimpse of the professor's meaning"

(4) Catch a glimpse of or see briefly

"We glimpsed the Queen as she got into her limousine"

WiktionaryText

A brief look, glance, or peek.

I only got a glimpse of the car, so I can tell you it was blue, but not what sort it was.

To see or view briefly or incompletely.

I have only begun to glimpse the magnitude of the problem.