glance at/through

glance at/through
read quickly or cursorily.
glance

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  • glance — 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

  • glance — 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

  • glance — 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… …   English dictionary

  • glance — glance1 verb 1》 take a brief or hurried look.     ↘(glance at/through) read quickly or cursorily. 2》 (often glance off) strike at an angle and bounce off obliquely. noun 1》 a brief or hurried look. 2》 archaic a flash or gleam of light. 3》 Cricket …   English new terms dictionary

  • glance — [n1] brief look eye*, eyeball*, flash*, fleeting look, gander, glimpse, lamp*, look, look see*, peek, peep, quick look, sight, slant*, squint, swivel*, view; concept 623 Ant. stare glance [n2] reflection of light coruscation, flash, gleam,… …   New thesaurus

  • glance — glance, glimpse A glance (which can be followed by at, into, over, or through) is a brief look • (He cast a doting glance at his wife M. Underwood, 1973 • There were glances of frustration as balls went astray and half chances failed to be… …   Modern English usage

  • glance off — ˈglance off [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they glance off he/she/it glances off present participle glancing off past tense glanced off …   Useful english dictionary

  • glance — [[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)… …   English dictionary

  • Glance Networks — Infobox Website name = Glance Networks type = Webconferencing software url = http://www.glance.net language = English owner = Glance Networks author = Glance Networks launch date = 2002Glance is an internet based screen sharing software program… …   Wikipedia

  • glance — 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

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