- 1glimpse somebody/something to see someone or something for a moment, but not very clearly synonym catch sight of, spot He glimpsed her through the window as he passed.
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- 2glimpse something to start to understand something Suddenly she glimpsed the truth about her sister.
glimpse
verbNAmE//ɡlɪmps//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they glimpse he / she / it glimpses
past simple glimpsed
-ing form glimpsing
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