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Glimpse Briefly Glimpsed Noun Fans Waited Hours Hotel

word glimpse
definition
noun
If you get a glimpse of someone or something, you see them very briefly and not very well .
Some of the fans had waited 24 hours outside the hotel to catch a glimpse of the singer.
A glimpse of something is a brief experience of it or an idea about it that helps you understand or appreciate it better .
The programme offers a glimpse of their working methods.
...a glimpse into the future.
verb
If you glimpse someone or something, you see them very briefly and not very well.
She glimpsed a group of people standing on the bank of a river.
inflections glimpsesglimpsingglimpsed
cefr-level C1

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