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entrevoir

to glimpse, to catch a brief sight of

verb ahn-truh-VWAR Rare
Body & Health Senses

Also means

to foresee vaguely

Usage Note

Entrevoir is a compound of entre- (between) and voir (to see), suggesting seeing only partially or fleetingly. It conjugates like voir. Entrevue (a meeting, interview) shares the same root. The past participle is entrevu. It is more literary than apercevoir.

Examples

"J'ai à peine entrevu son visage dans la foule."

Natural Translation

I barely glimpsed her face in the crowd.

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