to glance
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1.5
- verb
- /ɡlæns/
- Still, Teresa kept turning around to glance through the rear window at the Earth.
- glance back
- glance quickly
- glance in the direction
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- She bites her lip and his eyes glance down at her lips level of friendship.
- And suddenly I was the thing but that you glance at and never think about again.
- When it was over, haunting stillness grabbed me and I glanced around, but no one was there.
- Didn't know who it was so had a look and from glancing I realized it was my ex's new girlfriend.
- And so I now when I finish a book, I go through and I'm just, I'm glancing through the titles.
- I would kind of glance to this app as though it were Instagram, you know, just like boredom.
- I was looking around and I first came to the Neutrogena makeup section and I was just glancing around and then I thought, oh, are those foundation sticks?
- Let me just glance at the lineup for Wednesday.
Examples
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Then she glances up and our eyes connect.
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It often helps to actually glance at the photo.
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Well, you gave one man back his life, but did you even glance at the others?
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I have a copy of the Convention... and would be glad to let you glance through it.
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Keep your eyes on the class, and glance down at your score or notes only occasionally.
Academic text (2003) -
That's so you can always glance down at that watch and remember how much I love you.
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"You look nice," Danny said, glancing at me and turning back to the road.
Fiction book (1990) -
Very seldom did the teacher even glance at his students during the lecture.
Academic text (1997) -
Aunt Dorothy took the box, glanced at the price tag, and handed it to me.
Fiction book (1990) -
He took a quick glance at the clock before rushing out the door.
Synonyms
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1.0
To notice something with your eyes
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1.0
To direct the eyes toward something to see it
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1.3
To look at something to check it or find information
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1.3
To check something carefully, for example an essay or a machine
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2.0
Look quickly at someone or something
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1.1
To look quickly and secretly at something
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2.8
To see someone or something for a short time
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3.7
To see someone or something for the first time after a long time
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3.4
To see someone or something for a very short time
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3.2
To look quickly and secretly at something you are not supposed to see
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3.2
Look at something quickly without reading it carefully
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3.0
To see something for a short time, usually by chance
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6.3
To look quickly through something to find an item or fact
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2.4
To see someone or something suddenly and for a short time
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8.2
To look quickly and casually at something you are curious about
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8.0
To see someone or something for the first time
To look quickly at something
To look quickly in an informal way
To have a quick look at something because you are curious
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Etymology
To glance (verb) also comes from the idea of a quick flash or 'to shine', the same image behind glint and glimmer, so to glance is to give a very short, quick look at something.