The difference between Glimpse and Sight

When used as nouns, glimpse means a brief look, glance, or peek, whereas sight means the ability to see.

When used as verbs, glimpse means to see or view briefly or incompletely, whereas sight means to register visually.

check bellow for the other definitions of Glimpse and Sight

  1. Glimpse as a noun:

    A brief look, glance, or peek.

    Examples:

    "I only got a glimpse of the car, so I can tell you the colour but not the registration number."

  2. Glimpse as a noun:

    A sudden flash.

  3. Glimpse as a noun:

    A faint idea; an inkling.

  1. Glimpse as a verb (transitive):

    To see or view briefly or incompletely.

    Examples:

    "I have only begun to glimpse the magnitude of the problem."

  2. Glimpse as a verb (intransitive):

    To appear by glimpses.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Drayton"

  1. Sight as a noun (in the singular):

    The ability to see.

    Examples:

    "He is losing his sight and now can barely read."

  2. Sight as a noun:

    The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view.

    Examples:

    "to gain sight of land"

  3. Sight as a noun:

    Something seen.

  4. Sight as a noun:

    Something worth seeing; a spectacle, either good or bad.

    Examples:

    "We went to London and saw all the sights – Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, and so on."

    "You really look a sight in that ridiculous costume!"

  5. Sight as a noun:

    A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.

  6. Sight as a noun:

    A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained.

    Examples:

    "the sight of a quadrant"

  7. Sight as a noun (now, _, colloquial):

    a great deal, a lot; .

    Examples:

    "a sight of money"

    "This is a darn sight better than what I'm used to at home!"

  8. Sight as a noun:

    In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the border or margin. In a frame, the open space, the opening.

  9. Sight as a noun (obsolete):

    The instrument of seeing; the eye.

  10. Sight as a noun:

    Mental view; opinion; judgment.

    Examples:

    "In their sight it was harmless."

    "rfquotek Wake"

  1. Sight as a verb (transitive):

    To register visually.

  2. Sight as a verb (transitive):

    To get sight of (something).

    Examples:

    "to sight land from a ship"

  3. Sight as a verb (transitive):

    To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of; also, to give the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight.

    Examples:

    "to sight a rifle or a cannon"

  4. Sight as a verb (transitive):

    To take aim at.

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