Glimpsed - English meaning

Glimpsed – definitions in English dictionary

verb
See or perceive briefly or partially.
Usage examples:
He glimpsed a figure standing in the shade
Synonims:
Catch sight ofCatch/get a glimpse ofSee brieflyGet a sight ofNoticeDiscernSpotSpySightNotePick outMake outClockEspyDescry

noun
A momentary or partial view.
Usage examples:
She caught a glimpse of the ocean

Glimpsed translation into English

Glimpsed: translate from English into Chinese

瞥见

Glimpsed: translate from English into Dutch

Een glimp opgevangen, Vluchtig zien

Glimpsed: translate from English into French

Entrevu, Apercevoir, Jeter un regard rapide

Glimpsed: translate from English into German

Erblickt, Flüchtig zu sehen bekommen

Glimpsed: translate from English into Hindi

झलक, झलक पड़ना, झलकना, झलक मिलना, क्षणमात्र के लिये प्रकाश डालना

Glimpsed: translate from English into Italian

Intravisto, Intravedere

Glimpsed: translate from English into Korean

엿보다, 힐끗 보다, 힐끗 보이다

Glimpsed: translate from English into Russian

Мельком, Видеть мельком, Мелькать, Промелькнуть, Увидеть мельком

Glimpsed: translate from English into Spanish

Vislumbrado, Vislumbrar, Entrever, Otear

Word origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘shine faintly’): probably of Germanic origin; related to Middle High German glimsen, also to glimmer.

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Glimpsed – similar words

glimpses

noun
A momentary or partial view.
Usage examples:
She caught a glimpse of the ocean

verb
See or perceive briefly or partially.
Usage examples:
He glimpsed a figure standing in the shade

noun
A brief look at someone or something
Usage examples:
He caught a glimpse of her face., [ t ] i glimpsed her walking back from town.

Glimpses - all meanings in English

glimpse

noun
A momentary or partial view.
Usage examples:
She caught a glimpse of the ocean

verb
See or perceive briefly or partially.
Usage examples:
He glimpsed a figure standing in the shade

Glimpse - all meanings in English

Glimpsed synonims

catch sight of

idiom
To see something only for a moment
Usage examples:
I caught sight of someone with red hair and knew it was you.

Catch sight of - all meanings in English

clock

klɒk

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…

Clock - all meanings in English

descry

dɪˈskraɪ

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.

Descry - all meanings in English

discern

dɪˈsɜːn

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…

Discern - all meanings in English

espy

esˈpaɪ

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.

Espy - all meanings in English

note

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

Note - all meanings in English

notice

ˈnəʊ.tɪs

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) …

Notice - all meanings in English

sight

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…

Sight - all meanings in English

spot

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

Spot - all meanings in English

spy

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

Spy - all meanings in English

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