Close menu
2

Unit 2: English In A Minute
Give us a minute and we'll teach you English

Select a unit

  1. 1 English In A Minute
  2. 2 English In A Minute
  3. 3 English In A Minute

Session 22

Take a glimpse at this episode of English In A Minute, where Saskia will explain the differences between ‘peep’, ‘peer’ and ‘glimpse’.

Sessions in this unit

1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556575859606162636465666768697071

Session 22 score

0 / 3

  • 0 / 3
    Activity 1
  1. Activity 1

Activity 1

Peer vs Peep vs Glimpse

Take a glimpse at this episode of English In A Minute, where Saskia will explain the differences between ‘peep’, ‘peer’ and ‘glimpse’.

Watch the video and complete the activity

Show transcript Hide transcript

Saskia

Hi, everyone. Welcome back to English In A Minute.

Peep, peer and glimpse are all verbs of sight that mean 'look at something', but are used in different situations.

Let's look at some examples:

My friend peeped at my test answers.

This verb means to 'look at something quickly and secretively'.

I peered at the document trying to understand it.

Peer means 'to look at something intently or carefully in detail'.

It can also be used in another way.

I was peering at the clock in the distance.

This example means that I had difficulty reading the clock. Maybe the clock was very small or I have bad eyesight.

I glimpsed the sunlight through the trees.

Glimpse means 'to see something for a short time', or 'to only see part of something'.

We often use glimpse as a noun with the verb catch.

For example, I caught a glimpse of Phil as he left the office.

Bye, everyone.

 

Peep vs Peer vs Glimpse

Peep means 'look at something quickly and secretively'.

  • He peeped at my work.
  • I peeped at the secret document.

Peer means 'to look at something intently or carefully in detail'. It can also be used to describe difficulty looking at something.

  • I peered at the document. 
  • I peered at the figure in the distance.

Glimpse means 'to see something for a short time', or 'to only see part of something'. We often use glimpse as a noun with the verb catch.

  • I glimpsed the monster. 
  • I caught a glimpse of the monster. 

____________________________________________________________________________________________

To do

Try our quiz to see how well you've learned today's language. 

English In A Minute Quiz

3 Questions

Test your understanding of this lesson with our quiz!

Congratulations you completed the Quiz
Excellent! Great job! Bad luck! You scored:
x / y

Downloads

You can download a PDF document for this episode here.

More

We hope you enjoyed English in a Minute. You can find more episodes here. 

Download centre

Latest course content