n.

1. A brief, incomplete view or look.
2. Archaic. A brief flash of light.

v., glimpsed, glimps·ing, glimps·es.

v.tr.

To obtain a brief, incomplete view of.

v.intr.

To look briefly; glance: glimpsed at the headlines.

[Middle English glimsen, to glisten, glance.]

glimpser glimps'er n.

noun

A quick look: blush, glance, peek, peep. Informal gander. See see/not see.

verb

1. To perceive, especially barely or fleetingly: catch, descry, detect, discern, espy, spot, spy. See see/not see.
2. To look briefly and quickly: glance, peek, peep. See see/not see.

n

Definition: brief look
Antonyms: long look, observation, scrutiny, stare

v

Definition: look briefly
Antonyms: scrutinize, stare, survey

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IN BRIEF: n. - A quick look; A brief or incomplete view; A vague indication. v. - See briefly.

Love is perhaps the only glimpse we are permitted of eternity.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - glimt, strejf
v. tr. - få et glimt af, skimte
v. intr. - glimte, kaste et blik på

Nederlands (Dutch)
blik, glimp, vluchtig/ gedeeltelijk zien, een glimp opvangen, zwak schijnen

Français (French)
n. - vision fugitive, (fig) aperçu
v. tr. - (lit, fig) entrevoir
v. intr. - (lit, fig) entrevoir

Deutsch (German)
n. - Blick
v. - flüchtig sehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φευγαλέα ή βιαστική ματιά, (στιγμιαία) αναλαμπή
v. - βλέπω φευγαλέα, ρίχνω ματιά

Italiano (Italian)
barlume, apparizione fugace

Português (Portuguese)
n. - lampejo (m), reflexo (m), olhadela (f)
v. - olhar de relance, vislumbrar, brilhar com luz frouxa e vacilante

Русский (Russian)
проблеск, мимолетное представление о чем-л., общая картина чего-л., намек, мелькать, увидеть мельком, получать общее представление о чем-л.

Español (Spanish)
n. - mirada, ojeada, vistazo, vista breve, indicio, sospecha
v. tr. - echar un vistazo a
v. intr. - mirar brevemente, echar una mirada

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skymt
v. - kasta en flyktig blick, glimta (åld.), se en skymt av

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
一瞥, 一闪, 瞥见, 投以一瞥, 闪烁不定

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 一瞥, 一閃
v. tr. - 瞥見
v. intr. - 投以一瞥, 閃爍不定

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 살짝 보기
v. tr. - 살짝 보다
v. intr. - 살짝 보다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ちらっと見ること, 一瞥, ちらっと見えること
v. - ちらりと見る, 一目見る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) لمحه, نظرة خاطفه (فعل) يلمح, يلقي نظرة خاطفه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מראה חטוף, מבט קצר‬
v. tr. - ‮הבחין‬
v. intr. - ‮ראה לרגע, נצנץ, הפציע (שחר)‬

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