Word a Day
glimpse
What does glimpse mean?
glimpse (noun): a brief or incomplete view.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use glimpse in a sentence?
- From the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce glimpse?
/ɡlɪmps/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Test yourself: do you know “glimpse”?
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What does “glimpse” mean?
a brief or incomplete view
Right! That's what “glimpse” means.
the upper part of anything
Not quite: that's what top means.
a separate part of a whole
Not quite: that's what piece means.
concentration of attention
Not quite: that's what focus means.
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