Glimpse — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a quick look

a brief or incomplete view

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈʌndɑːɡz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡlˈɪmps/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡlˈɪmps/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡˈʌndɑːɡz/.

Examples

from the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake
he caught only a glimpse of the professor's meaning
We glimpsed the Queen as she got into her limousine

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

coup d'oeil glance

Parts of Speech

noun	a quick look
noun	a brief or incomplete view “from the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake”
noun	a vague indication “he caught only a glimpse of the professor's meaning”
verb	catch a glimpse of or see briefly “We glimpsed the Queen as she got into her limousine”

Word Forms

glance	verb	throw a glance at; take a brief look at
glimpse	verb	catch a glimpse of or see briefly
glimpse	noun	a brief or incomplete view

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Blick

ein kurzer Blick

🇫🇷French

aperçu

un coup d'oeil rapide

🇪🇸Spanish

vistazo

una mirada rápida

🇮🇹Italian

occhiata

una rapida occhiata

🇳🇱Dutch

glimp

een snelle blik

🇵🇹Portuguese

vislumbre

uma olhada rápida

🇷🇺Russian

случайно заметить

быстрый взгляд

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झलक

एक तेज निगाह

🇧🇩Bengali

আভাস

একটি দ্রুত চেহারা

🇮🇳Tamil

பார்வை

ஒரு விரைவான தோற்றம்

🇮🇳Telugu

సంగ్రహావలోకనం

ఒక శీఘ్ర లుక్

🇮🇳Marathi

झलक

एक द्रुत देखावा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝલક

એક ઝડપી દેખાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಂದು ನೋಟ

ತ್ವರಿತ ನೋಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നോട്ടം

ഒരു പെട്ടെന്നുള്ള നോട്ടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝਲਕ

ਇੱਕ ਤੇਜ਼ ਨਜ਼ਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

جھلک

ایک فوری نظر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

一瞥

快速浏览一下

🇯🇵Japanese

垣間見る

簡単に見てみる

🇰🇷Korean

일견

잠깐 살펴보기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thoáng qua

một cái nhìn nhanh

🇹🇭Thai

เหลือบ

ดูอย่างรวดเร็ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

melihat sekilas

sekilas

🇵🇭Filipino

sulyap

isang mabilis na tingin

🇲🇾Malay

sekilas

pandangan cepat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لمحة

نظرة سريعة

🇮🇷Persian

نگاه اجمالی

یک نگاه سریع

🇹🇷Turkish

bakış

hızlı bir bakış

🇮🇱Hebrew

הֲצָצָה

מבט מהיר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'glimpse'?

The primary meaning of 'glimpse' is 'a quick look'.

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Using 'glimpse' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'glimpse' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'glimpse' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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