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atisbar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • glimpse noun A brief, incomplete view of something.
  • make out verb To kiss and embrace someone for a sustained period, in a romantic or passionate way.
  • peek verb To look quickly or slyly, often through a small gap or without being noticed.

Senses

atisbar is used for these senses in English:

  • glimpse To see or view (someone, or something tangible) briefly and incompletely.
  • make out (transitive) To discern; to manage to see, hear etc. [from 16th c.]
  • peek (informal) To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.
  • stake out (transitive) To watch a location or people, generally covertly.

glimpse — full definition

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

make out — full definition

  1. verb To kiss and embrace someone for a sustained period, in a romantic or passionate way.
  2. verb To manage to see, hear or read something that is faint or unclear.
  3. verb To claim or suggest that something is the case, usually unfairly or falsely.
  4. verb To write out a cheque, form or document, especially by filling in a name.

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