glimpse
part of speech
noun (a glimpse, glimpses); verb (glimpse, glimpses, glimpsed, glimpsing)
meaning for a pupil
1) (noun) A very quick look at something, so you see it only for a moment or only a part of it. tree →
2) (verb) To see something for a moment, often by chance. tree →
3) (noun) A short experience that shows you what something is like, as in «a glimpse of the future». tree →
sense 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 →
- Alice glimpsed the White Rabbit hurrying down a long passage. tree →
- We got a glimpse of the Queen as her car went past. tree →
- Through the trees Mole glimpsed the lights of a house. tree →
- The Roman coins give us a glimpse into life long ago. tree →
- She glimpsed a shooting star. tree →
- The museum offers a glimpse of life in a Victorian school. tree →
- Through each of these doors I caught glimpses of splendid gardens or of rich storehouses. tree →
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.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «glimpse» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.