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aperçu — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • glimpse noun A brief, incomplete view of something.
  • insight noun A clear, often sudden, understanding of the true nature of something.
  • outline noun The line or shape marking the edge of something.
  • overview noun A short summary that covers the main points of something without going into detail.
  • preview noun A look at something before it is officially released or completed.

Senses

aperçu is used for these senses in English:

  • glimpse Chiefly followed by of: a brief and incomplete look.
  • insight Power of acute observation and deduction
  • outline A general description of some subject.
  • overview A brief summary, as of a book or a presentation.
  • preview (computing) A facility for viewing and checking a document or photo, or changes to it, before saving or printing it.
  • thumbnail (chiefly, computing) A small picture, used as a compact representation of a larger image.

glimpse — full definition

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

insight — full definition

  1. noun A clear, often sudden, understanding of the true nature of something.
  2. noun A person's awareness of their own condition, especially a mental health condition.

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