glance

  • 11glance at — index notice (observe) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 12glance — ► VERB 1) take a brief or hurried look. 2) strike at an angle and bounce off obliquely. ► NOUN ▪ a brief or hurried look. DERIVATIVES glancing adjective. ORIGIN Old French glacier to slip , from glace ice …

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  • 13glance — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ backward, sidelong, sideways ▪ She cast a sidelong glance at Fern. ▪ brief, cursory, fleeting, quick …

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  • 14glance — glance1 W3 [gla:ns US glæns] v [I always + adverb/preposition] [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Perhaps from glent to move quickly, shine (13 19 centuries)] 1.) to quickly look at someone or something glance at/up/down etc ▪ The man glanced nervously at …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15glance — I n. 1) to cast, dart, shoot; steal a glance at 2) to exchange glances 3) an admiring; amused; casual, cursory, fleeting, passing; conspiratorial; disapproving, indignant; furtive, stolen, surreptitious; imploring; knowing; meaningful,… …

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  • 16glance — glance1 [ glæns ] verb intransitive *** 1. ) glance at/over/toward etc. to look somewhere quickly and then look away: He glanced over his shoulder nervously. I glanced up to see Guido watching me from the window. Robin glanced around the room. I… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 17glance — I UK [ɡlɑːns] / US [ɡlæns] verb [intransitive] Word forms glance : present tense I/you/we/they glance he/she/it glances present participle glancing past tense glanced past participle glanced *** 1) to look somewhere quickly and then look away… …

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  • 18glance — [[t]glɑ͟ːns, glæ̱ns[/t]] ♦♦♦ glances, glancing, glanced 1) VERB If you glance at something or someone, you look at them very quickly and then look away again immediately. [V prep/adv] He glanced at his watch... [V prep/adv] I glanced back. 2)… …

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  • 19glance — 1 verb (intransitive always + adv/prep) 1 to quickly look at someone or something once (+ at/towards/up etc): He glanced nervously at his watch. | Nadine glanced round to see if there was anyone that she knew. 2 (+ at/over etc): Can you glance… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20glance — 1. v. & n. v. 1 intr. (often foll. by down, up, etc.) cast a momentary look (glanced up at the sky). 2 intr. (often foll. by off) (esp. of a weapon) glide or bounce (off an object). 3 intr. (usu. foll. by over, off, from) (of talk or a talker)… …

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