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vilkaista — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • glance verb To take a quick, brief look at something.
  • glimpse noun A brief, incomplete view of something.
  • peep noun A short, high-pitched sound, like that of a baby bird.
  • slide verb To move smoothly along a surface while staying in contact with it.
  • snatch verb To grab something suddenly and quickly.
  • view noun What can be seen from a particular place, especially scenery.

Senses

vilkaista is used for these senses in English:

  • glance To look briefly at (something).
  • glimpse To see or view (someone, or something tangible) briefly and incompletely.
  • peep (intransitive, dated) To begin to appear; to look forth from concealment; to make the first appearance.
  • slide (transitive) To subtly direct a facial expression at (someone).
  • snatch (transitive, informal) To do something quickly in the limited time available.
  • take a look (idiomatic, intransitive) To examine or observe.
  • view (transitive) To look at.

glance — full definition

  1. verb To take a quick, brief look at something.
  2. verb To strike something at an angle and bounce off in another direction, rather than hitting it straight on.
  3. noun A quick, brief look.

glimpse — full definition

  1. noun A brief, incomplete view of something.
  2. verb To see something briefly and incompletely.

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