glimpse

glimpse 1

•  noun [C]

1    when you see someone or something very quickly for a short time:

?get/catch a glimpse of: Dad only caught a glimpse of the guy who stole our car.
2    a short experience of something that helps you to understand it:
?a glimpse into the future

glimpse 2

• verb [T]

to see someone or something very quickly for a short time:
?For a second I glimpsed her face, then she was gone.