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# glimpse

noun (a glimpse, glimpses); verb (glimpse, glimpses, glimpsed, glimpsing)

«glimpse» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (noun) A very quick look at something, so you see it only for a moment or only a part of it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glimpse/#m1)
2. (verb) To see something for a moment, often by chance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glimpse/#m2)
3. (noun) A short experience that shows you what something is like, as in «a glimpse of the future». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glimpse/#m3)

### In the lessons

Common in stories: «caught a glimpse of», «glimpsed a figure in the mist». It builds mystery, because the character (and the reader) see only a little. In history and science, a find can give «a glimpse into» how people lived long ago.

### Examples

- I caught a glimpse of the fox before it ran into the bushes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glimpse/#x1)
- Alice glimpsed the White Rabbit hurrying down a long passage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glimpse/#x2)
- We got a glimpse of the Queen as her car went past. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glimpse/#x3)
- Through the trees Mole glimpsed the lights of a house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glimpse/#x4)
- The Roman coins give us a glimpse into life long ago. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glimpse/#x5)
- She glimpsed a shooting star. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glimpse/#x6)
- The museum offers a glimpse of life in a Victorian school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glimpse/#x7)
- Through each of these doors I caught glimpses of splendid gardens or of rich storehouses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glimpse/#x8)

### Note

Countable noun: a glimpse; «catch a glimpse of» is the most common phrase. Regular verb: glimpsed. Do not confuse with «glance», which is the act of looking quickly; a glimpse is what you manage to see.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «glimpse» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glimpse/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«glimpse» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/glimpse.html) on Mova free.