Glimpse

Noun

 * 1) A brief look, glance, or peek.
 * I only got a glimpse of the car, so I can tell you it was blue, but not what sort it was.

Verb

 * 1)  To see or view briefly or incompletely.
 * I have only begun to glimpse the magnitude of the problem.

Synonyms

 * perceive, notice, detect, spot, catch sight of

Adjectives for Glimpse
intriguing; touching; vivid; interesting; incidental; electric; vague; marvelous; amusing; faint; transient; picturesque; tempting; comforting; occasional; tantalizing; leafy; fleeting; delicious; shadowy; shimmering; cautious; prophetic; furtive; chilly; flashing; unveiled; mysterious; passing; murky; desired.

Verbs for Glimpse
afford—; catch—; deny—; detect at— drink in—; flash—; hope for—; obtain— prevent—; procure—; win—; yearn for— yield—; —dazzles; —delights; —glimmers —glitters; —perforates; —reveals; —shimmers ; —shines.

Thesaurus
a little learning, amateurism, behold, blink, cast, cast a glance, catch sight of, clap eyes on, descry, dilettantism, dilettantship, discern, discover, distinguish, espy, flash, gander, glance, glance at, glimmering, glint, half an eye, half-learning, have in sight, imperfect knowledge, ken, lay eyes on, look on, look upon, make out, notice, observe, peek, peep, perceive, pick out, quick sight, rapid glance, recognize, sciolism, see, semi-learning, shallowness, sight, slant, slight knowledge, smattering, smattering of ignorance, smattering of knowledge, spot, spy, squiz, superficiality, surface-scratching, take in, twig, vague notion, view, wink, witness

Noun

 * Dutch: glimp
 * Finnish: vilahdus, pilkahdus
 * French:


 * Hebrew: הצצה
 * Portuguese: olhadela
 * Swedish: skymt,

Verb

 * Czech:
 * Dutch: een glimp opvangen


 * Portuguese:
 * Swedish:, glimta