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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024glance1 /glæns/USA pronunciation v., glanced, glanc•ing, n. v. - to look quickly or briefly:[~ + at]She glanced at the TV screen.
- to look at or through something briefly and quickly: [~ + through + object]She barely glanced through the newspaper.[~ + over + object]I glanced over the homework.
- to gleam or flash;
shine brightly:[~ + on/off + object]The sun glanced on the window. - to strike a surface or object indirectly, esp. so as to bounce off at an angle:[~ + off + object]The arrow glanced off his shield.
n. [countable] - a quick or brief look:loving glances.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024glance1 (glans, gläns),USA pronunciation v., glanced, glanc•ing, n. v.i. - to look quickly or briefly.
- to gleam or flash:a silver brooch glancing in the sunlight.
- to strike a surface or object obliquely, esp. so as to bounce off at an angle (often fol. by off ):The arrow glanced off his shield.
- to allude briefly to a topic or subject in passing (usually fol. by at).
v.t. [Archaic.] - to cast a glance or brief look at;
catch a glimpse of. - to cast or reflect, as a gleam.
- to throw, hit, kick, shoot, etc. (something) so that it glances off a surface or object.
n. - a quick or brief look.
- a gleam or flash of light, esp. reflected light.
- a deflected movement or course;
an oblique rebound. - a passing reference or allusion;
insinuation. - [Cricket.]a stroke in which the batsman deflects the ball with the bat, as to leg.
- Latin glaciāre to freeze. See glacé
- Old French glacier to slip, slide
- 1400–50; late Middle English glancen (verb, verbal), nasalized variant (perh. influenced by obsolete glent; see glint) of Middle English glacen to strike a glancing blow
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged glisten, scintillate. See flash.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged reflect, ricochet.
- 9.See corresponding entry in Unabridged glitter.
glance2 (glans, gläns),USA pronunciation n. - Mineralogyany of various minerals having a luster that indicates a metallic nature.
- German Glanz brightness, luster
- 1795–1805
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: glance /ɡlɑːns/ vb - (intransitive) to look hastily or briefly
- (intr; followed by over, through, etc) to look over briefly: to glance through a report
- (intransitive) to reflect, glint, or gleam: the sun glanced on the water
- (intransitive) usually followed by off: to depart (from an object struck) at an oblique angle: the arrow glanced off the tree
- (transitive): the arrow glanced the tree
n - a hasty or brief look; peep
- a flash or glint of light; gleam
- the act or an instance of an object glancing or glancing off another
- a brief allusion or reference
Etymology: 15th Century: modification of glacen to strike obliquely, from Old French glacier to slide (see glacis); compare Middle English glenten to make a rapid sideways movement, glintˈglancing adv USAGE
Glance is sometimes wrongly used where glimpse is meant: he caught a glimpse (not glance) of her making her way through the crowd glance /ɡlɑːns/ n - any mineral having a metallic lustre, esp a simple sulphide
Etymology: 19th Century: from German Glanz brightness, lustre |