Glimpse - English meaning

idiom

To see something only for a moment

Usage examples:

I caught sight of someone with red hair and knew it was you.

noun

A mechanical or electrical device for measuring time, indicating hours, minutes, and sometimes seconds by hands on a round dial or by displayed figures.

Usage examples:

The church clock struck four

verb

Attain or register (a specified time, distance, or speed).

Usage examples:

I clocked nearly nine hours of uninterrupted sleep

noun

An ornamental pattern woven or embroidered on the side of a stocking or sock near the ankle.

Usage examples:

I was wearing my powder-blue suit, with dark blue shirt, tie and display handkerchief, black brogue…

verb

Catch sight of.

Usage examples:

She descried two figures

verb

To see or notice something or someone

Usage examples:

Miss bates, passing near the window, descried mr knightley on horseback not far off.

verb

Recognize or find out.

Usage examples:

I can discern no difference between the two policies

verb

To be able to see, recognize, understand, or decide something

Usage examples:

He could discern the note of urgency in their voices., the exhibit is arranged in no important orde…

verb

To see, recognize, or understand something that is not clear

Usage examples:

I could just discern a figure in the darkness., it is difficult to discern any pattern in these fig…

verb

Catch sight of.

Usage examples:

She espied her daughter rounding the corner

verb

To suddenly or unexpectedly see something, especially something a long distance away

Usage examples:

She suddenly espied someone waving at her from the window.

verb

Take a brief or hurried look.

Usage examples:

Ginny glanced at her watch

noun

A brief or hurried look.

Usage examples:

I stole a glance at john

noun

A shiny black or grey sulphide ore of lead, copper, or other metal.

Usage examples:

Lead glance

noun

A brief record of points or ideas written down as an aid to memory.

Usage examples:

I'll make a note in my diary

verb

Notice or pay particular attention to (something).

Usage examples:

He noted his mother's unusual gaiety

noun

The fact of observing or paying attention to something.

Usage examples:

Their silence did not escape my notice

verb

Become aware of.

Usage examples:

He noticed the youths behaving suspiciously

verb

To see or become conscious of something or someone

Usage examples:

I noticed a crack in the ceiling., mary waved at the man but he didn't seem to notice., [ + (that) …

verb

Look quickly or furtively.

Usage examples:

Faces peeked from behind twitched curtains

noun

A quick or furtive look.

Usage examples:

She sneaked a peek at the map

verb

To look, especially for a short time or while trying to avoid being seen

Usage examples:

Close your eyes. don't peek. i've got a surprise for you., i peeked out the window to see who was t…

verb

Look quickly and furtively at something, especially through a narrow opening.

Usage examples:

His door was ajar and she couldn't resist peeping in

noun

A quick or furtive look.

Usage examples:

Jonathan took a little peep at his watch

verb

Make a brief, high-pitched sound.

Usage examples:

Don peeped on his whistle

noun

The faculty or power of seeing.

Usage examples:

Joseph lost his sight as a baby

verb

Manage to see or observe (someone or something); catch an initial glimpse of.

Usage examples:

Tell me when you sight london bridge

noun

The ability to see, or the act of seeing something

Usage examples:

Machines don’t have a sense of sight., the sight of sick children disturbs her., i know david by si…

noun

An instance of seeing or catching sight of something, typically something unusual or rare.

Usage examples:

The reported sightings of a ufo near a suffolk airbase

verb

Manage to see or observe (someone or something); catch an initial glimpse of.

Usage examples:

Tell me when you sight london bridge

noun

A small round or roundish mark, differing in colour or texture from the surface around it.

Usage examples:

Ladybirds have black spots on their red wing covers

verb

Short for spotlight.

verb

A point located with respect to surface features of some region

noun

A person employed by a government or other organization to secretly obtain information on an enemy or competitor.

Usage examples:

They served as clerks and couriers, telephone and telegraph operators, code and cipher analysts, an…

verb

Work for a government or other organization by secretly obtaining information about enemies or competitors.

Usage examples:

He agreed to spy for the west

verb

(military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors