GLIMPSE definition: 1. to see something or someone for a very short time or only partly: 2. an occasion when you see…. Learn more.

The meaning of GLIMPSE is to get a brief look at. How to use glimpse in a sentence.

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. 5. to catch or take a glimpse of. 6. to look briefly; glance (usu. fol. by at). 7. Archaic. to come into view; appear faintly. …

If you had a brief or incomplete look at something, you had a glimpse. "He didn't mean to peek, but he got a glimpse of his birthday present when his wife tried to sneak it into the house. Of course, it's pretty hard to hide a ladder."

glimpse (of somebody/something) He caught a glimpse of her in the crowd. I came up on deck to get my first glimpse of the island. Fans crowded the street outside waiting for a glimpse of their hero.

If you glimpse someone or something, you see them very briefly and not very well. She glimpsed a group of people standing on the bank of a river.

If you glimpse someone or something, you see them very briefly and not very well. She glimpsed a group of people standing on the bank of a river. Synonyms: catch sight of , spot , sight , view More Synonyms of glimpse