glimpse

/ɡlɪmps/

noun

  1. 1

    A brief look, glance, or peek.

    I only got a glimpse of the car, so I can tell you the colour but not the registration number.
  2. 2

    A sudden flash.

  3. 3

    A faint idea; an inkling.

verb

  1. 1

    To see or view briefly or incompletely.

    I have only begun to glimpse the magnitude of the problem.
  2. 2

    To appear by glimpses.

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