glanceverb
uk/ɡlɑːns/us/ɡlæns/glance verb (LOOK)
B1 [ I usually + adv/prep ] to give a quick short look:
She glanced around/round the room to see who was there.
He glanced up from his book as I passed.
Could you glance over/through this letter and see if it's alright?
More examples
- She glanced nervously over her shoulder to make sure no one else was listening.
- I glanced at my watch for the 20th time that morning.
- He glanced at her sidelong and smiled.
- He glanced at the letter and then tossed it into the bin.
- He glanced nervously at his watch.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Using the eyes
- before your very eyes idiom
- beheld
- bore
- breathe
- come to sb's attention/notice idiom
- dart
- eye
- feast
- gawk
- get a load of that! idiom
- get him, her, you, etc.! idiom
- keep tabs on sth/sb idiom
- look-see
- observational
- out of/from the corner of your eye idiom
- passer-by
- rest
- sneak
- squint
- visual
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glance verb (SHINE)
[ I + adv/prep ] literary to shine, reflect light, or sparkle:
The sunlight glanced on the lake.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Giving out light
- alight
- blink
- brighten
- burn
- burnish
- cast
- catch
- dazzle
- flicker
- gild
- glitter
- glow
- illuminate
- light
- redshift
- reflected ray
- shiny
- sparkly
- strobe
- UV
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Phrasal verb(s)
glance off (sth)
glancenoun [ C ]
uk/ɡlɑːns/us/ɡlæns/B2 a quick short look:
She took/cast a glance at her watch.
at a glance
C1 immediately:
He could tell at a glance that something was wrong.
at first glance
when first looking:
At first glance I thought it was a dog (but I was mistaken).
More examples
- She threw him an angry and reproving glance.
- He gave her a sidelong glance.
- I stole a glance at my watch.
- Annette was getting lots of admiring glances in her new red dress.
- They exchanged conspiratorial glances, so I knew they were planning something.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Using the eyes
- before your very eyes idiom
- beheld
- bore
- breathe
- come to sb's attention/notice idiom
- dart
- eye
- feast
- gawk
- get a load of that! idiom
- get him, her, you, etc.! idiom
- keep tabs on sth/sb idiom
- look-see
- observational
- out of/from the corner of your eye idiom
- passer-by
- rest
- sneak
- squint
- visual
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