A glimpse of something is a brief experience of it or an idea about it that helps you understand or appreciate it better. As university campuses become increasingly multi-ethnic, they offer a glimpse of the conflicts society will face tomorrow. a glimpse into the future
If you get a glimpse of someone or something, you see them very briefly and not very well. Some of the fans had waited 24 hours outside the Hyde Park Hotel to catch a glimpse of their heroine
catch a glimpse of or see briefly; "We glimpsed the Queen as she got into her limousine
a brief or incomplete view; "from the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake" a vague indication; "he caught only a glimpse of the professor's meaning" catch a glimpse of or see briefly; "We glimpsed the Queen as she got into her limousine
If you glimpse someone or something, you see them very briefly and not very well. She glimpsed a group of people standing on the bank of a river