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glimpse
/
glɪmps
/
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glimps
]
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noun,
verb,
glimpsed,
glimps·ing.
noun
1.
a very brief, passing look, sight, or view.
2.
a momentary or slight appearance.
3.
a vague idea; inkling.
4.
Archaic.
a gleam, as of light.
verb (used with object)
5.
to catch or take a glimpse of.
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verb (used without object)
6.
to look briefly; glance (usually followed by
at
).
7.
Archaic.
to come into view; appear faintly.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
glimsen
(v.); cognate with
Middle High German
glimsen
to glow; akin to
glimmer
Related forms
glimps·er,
noun
un·glimpsed,
adjective
Can be confused:
glance
,
glimpse.
Synonyms
5.
spot, spy, view, sight, espy.
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glimpse
(ɡlɪmps)
—
n
1.
a brief or incomplete view:
to catch a glimpse of the sea
2.
a vague indication:
he had a glimpse of what the lecturer meant
3.
archaic
a glimmer of light
—
vb
(usually foll by
at
)
4.
(
tr
) to catch sight of briefly or momentarily
5.
chiefly
(
US
) to look (at) briefly or cursorily; glance (at)
6.
archaic
(
intr
) to shine faintly; glimmer
[C14: of Germanic origin; compare Middle High German
glimsen
to glimmer]
usage
Glimpse
is sometimes wrongly used where
glance
is meant:
he gave a quick glance
(not
glimpse
)
at his watch
'glimpser
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
glimpse
c.1400, "to shine faintly," probably from O.E. *glimsian "shine faintly," from P.Gmc. *glim- (see
gleam
). If so, the intrusive -p- would be there to ease pronunciation. Sense of "catch a quick view" first recorded 1779.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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