{
    "term": "glimpse",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a sight of somebody/something for a very short time, when you do not see the person or thing completely",
            "sensetop": "glimpse (of somebody/something)glimpse at somebody/something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He **caught a glimpse** of her in the crowd.",
                    "contextForm": "glimpse (of somebody/something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I came up on deck to get my first glimpse of the island."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Fans crowded the street outside waiting for a glimpse of their hero."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I just got a glimpse at the baby, but she was very cute.",
                    "contextForm": "glimpse at somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Later we caught our first glimpse of the sea."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They caught occasional glimpses of great birds circling."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This was my first tantalizing glimpse of the islands."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Thousands of people had gathered, hoping to catch a glimpse of the King."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We got just a brief glimpse of the car as it rushed by."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We only had a fleeting glimpse of the sun all day."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["brief", "fleeting", "the merest"],
                "verb + glimpse": ["catch", "get", "have"],
                "preposition": ["glimpse at", "glimpse of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a short experience of something that helps you to understand it",
            "sensetop": "glimpse (of something)glimpse into somethingglimpse at something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The programme gives us a rare glimpse of a great artist at work.",
                    "contextForm": "glimpse (of something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Take a glimpse into the future of rail travel.",
                    "contextForm": "glimpse into something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The exhibition offers a fascinating glimpse at life beneath the waves.",
                    "contextForm": "glimpse at something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She got a glimpse of a very different way of life."
                },
                {
                    "text": "That smile afforded her a brief glimpse of the other side of Adam Burns."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This scene may give a rare glimpse of Charles's personal style as king."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["brief", "fascinating", "intriguing"],
                "verb + glimpse": ["get", "have", "take"],
                "preposition": ["glimpse at", "glimpse into", "glimpse of"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɡlɪmps/",
                "audio": "gl/glimpse/glimpse__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɡlɪmps/",
                "audio": "gl/glimpse/glimpse__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (in the sense ‘shine faintly’): probably of Germanic origin; related to Middle High German glimsen, also to glimmer."
}