- caught a glimpse
- say quickly, viewed for only a moment
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
caught a glimpse
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glimpse — I UK [ɡlɪmps] / US noun [countable] Word forms glimpse : singular glimpse plural glimpses * 1) an occasion when you see someone or something for a moment only glimpse of: The crowd were anxious for a glimpse of the President. Every so often she… … English dictionary
glimpse — glimpse1 [ glımps ] noun count * 1. ) an occasion when you see someone or something for a moment only: glimpse of: The crowd were anxious for a glimpse of the President. Every so often she got a fleeting (=very quick) glimpse of the church… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
glimpse — glimpse1 [glımps] n 1.) a quick look at someone or something that does not allow you to see them clearly glimpse of ▪ They caught a glimpse of a dark green car. brief/fleeting/quick glimpse (=a very short look) ▪ We only had a fleeting glimpse of … Dictionary of contemporary English
glimpse — [glɪmps] noun [C] I 1) an occasion when you see someone or something for a very short time I only caught a glimpse of it, but I think it was a fox.[/ex] 2) an experience that gives you an idea of what something is like a glimpse of what the… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
glimpse — n. & v. n. (often foll. by of) 1 a momentary or partial view (caught a glimpse of her). 2 a faint and transient appearance (glimpses of the truth). v. 1 tr. see faintly or partly (glimpsed his face in the crowd). 2 intr. (often foll. by at) cast… … Useful english dictionary
glimpse — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 brief sight of sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, fleeting, the merest, momentary, quick ▪ occasional, rare ▪ Th … Collocations dictionary
glimpse — 01. We just barely got a [glimpse] of the cougar before it ran off. 02. Fans waited for hours outside the hotel waiting for a [glimpse] of their favorite rock star. 03. The computer exhibition offered a brief [glimpse] into the technological… … Grammatical examples in English
glimpse — 1 verb (T) 1 to see someone or something for a moment without getting a complete view of them: I glimpsed her face in the crowd, but then she was gone see glance 2 2 to begin to understand something for a moment: He glimpsed the despair that she… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
catch a glimpse — see for only a second, visible for a brief time I caught a glimpse of Sue at the mall, but she didn t see me … English idioms
glance, glimpse — A glance is a quick look; to glance is to direct one s gaze briefly: Take a glance at the morning paper. Read the book carefully; don t just glance at it. A glimpse is a brief or momentary sight of something; to glimpse is to obtain a brief view… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
