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Dictionary: glance1   (glăns) pronunciation

v., glanced, glanc·ing, glanc·es.

v.intr.
    1. To direct the gaze briefly: glance at the menu; glanced in the rearview mirror.
    2. To move rapidly from one thing to another. Used of the eyes.
  1. To shine briefly; glint. See synonyms at flash.
  2. To strike a surface at such an angle as to be deflected: A pebble glanced off the windshield. See synonyms at brush1.
  3. To make a passing reference; touch briefly: a history course that only glanced at the Korean conflict.
v.tr.
  1. To strike (a surface) at an angle; graze: The arrow glanced the target but didn't stick.
  2. To cause to strike a surface at an angle: glanced a stone off the wall.
n.
  1. A brief or cursory look: gave the paper a glance before breakfast.
  2. A quick flash of light; a gleam.
  3. An oblique movement following impact; a deflection: The car struck the barrier and went off at a glance.
idiom:

at first glance

  1. On initial consideration: At first glance the plan seemed unworkable.

[Middle English glauncen, alteration (influenced by glenten, to shine) of glacen, from Old French glacer, to slide. See glacis.]


glance2 (glăns) pronunciation
n.
Any of various minerals that have a brilliant luster: silver glance.

[German Glanz, from Middle High German glanz, from Old High German, bright.]


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Thesaurus: glance
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also glance at

verb

  1. To look briefly and quickly: glimpse, peek, peep. See see/not see.
  2. To emit light suddenly in rays or sparks: coruscate, flash, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, scintillate, shimmer, spangle, sparkle, twinkle, wink. See light/darkness.
  3. To strike a surface at such an angle as to be deflected: carom, dap, graze, ricochet, skim, skip. See strike/miss.

phrasal verb - glance at (or over)

    To look through reading matter casually: browse, dip into, flip through, leaf (through), riffle (through), run through, scan, skim, thumb (through),, investigate, words.

noun

  1. A quick look: blush, glimpse, peek, peep. Informal gander. See see/not see.
  2. A sudden quick light: blink, coruscation, flash, flicker, gleam, glimmer, glint, spark1, twinkle, wink. See light/darkness.

Antonyms: glance
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n

Definition: brief look
Antonyms: gaze, stare, study

n

Definition: reflection
Antonyms: full inspection, thorough examination

v

Definition: look; look at briefly
Antonyms: gaze, stare, study

v

Definition: ricochet
Antonyms: stick


Word Tutor: glance
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: A quick look. Also: To hit and fly off at an angle.

pronunciation My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance. — Unknown.

Tutor's tip: A doctor should certainly more than "glance" (look at briefly) at a sick person's "glands" (organs that secrete chemical substances) during check-up. Note: The word "glans" relates to parts of the genitals.

Wikipedia: Glance
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Glance can mean:

  • Glance, a sulfide ore of lead more commonly known as galena
  • Glance, a behavioral event related to vision
  • Glance, webconferencing software created by Glance Networks
  • Glance (album), the debut album of english singer Rose Kemp
  • Glance.com.ph, a Philippine-based website that features the fashion and style of local youths, at [1]

Translations: Glance
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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - kigge, glimte, blinke, skimme, kun lige berøre
v. tr. - insinuere, få et glimt af, polere
n. - blik, glimt

idioms:

  • at a glance    med et enkelt blik
  • at first glance    ved første øjekast, med det samme
  • glance at    kaste et blik på, se flygtigt på
  • glance away    kigge væk
  • glance off    glide af på, prelle af på
  • glance over    lade øjet glide hen over, skimme hen over
  • glance through    skimme igennem
  • steal a glance    smugkigge

2.
n. - slag til, slag der halvt glider af, skråt rettet slag, glans

Nederlands (Dutch)
blik, oogopslag, flits, toespeling, blende, vluchtig kijken, glinsteren, weerspiegelen (op), zinspelen op

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - regarder furtivement, lancer un coup d'¯il
v. tr. - regarder furtivement
n. - coup d'¯il, regard, trait de lumière, éclat

idioms:

  • at a glance    à vue d'¯il
  • at first glance    au premier regard, au premier coup d'¯il
  • glance at    lancer un coup d'¯il sur, jeter un regard sur
  • glance away    détourner son regard de
  • glance off    se réfléchir sur, ricocher sur/contre, rebondir sur/contre (une balle), se réfléchir sur (un rayon)
  • glance over    passer en revue
  • glance through    feuilleter furtivement, survoler
  • steal a glance    voler un regard

2.
n. - (Minér) minerai brillant

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - oberflächlich hinsehen, streifen, einen schnellen Blick werfen
n. - Blick, schnelle Bewegung, Abgleiten

idioms:

  • at a glance    auf einen Blick
  • at first glance    auf den ersten Blick
  • glance at    sich angucken, einen Blick werfen auf
  • glance away    schnell in eine andere Richtung sehen
  • glance off    abprallen, abgleiten
  • glance over    durchblättern, einen (flüchtigen) Blick werfen auf
  • glance through    durchgehen, durchlesen
  • steal a glance    einen verstohlenen Blick werfen

2.
n. - Blende , Glanz

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βλέμμα, ματιά, εκτροπή
v. - λάμπω, γλιστρώ πλαγίως, χτυπώ ξώφαλτσα, χτυπώ και εκτρέπομαι, ρίχνω μια (βιαστική) ματιά

idioms:

  • at a glance    με μια (πρώτη) ματιά
  • at first glance    με την πρώτη ματιά
  • glance at    ρίχνω (μια) ματιά προς/σε
  • glance away    κάνω γκέλα
  • glance off    εξοστρακίζομαι, φαλτσάρω
  • glance over    διαβάζω στα πεταχτά
  • glance through    διατρέχω, βλέπω ή διαβάζω βιαστικά
  • steal a glance    ρίχνω μια κλεφτή ματιά

Italiano (Italian)
dare un'occhiata, occhiata

idioms:

  • at a glance    con un'occhiata
  • at first glance    a prima vista
  • glance at    gettare uno sguardo su, adocchiare
  • glance away    muovere lo sguardo velocemente
  • glance off    rispecchiarsi
  • glance over    dare un'occhiata
  • glance through    dare una scorsa a
  • steal a glance    vedere con la coda dell'occhio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vislumbre (m), olhadela (f), clarão (m), referência (f)
v. - lançar (um olhar), vislumbrar

idioms:

  • at a glance    num relance
  • at first glance    à primeira vista
  • glance at    dar uma olhadela em
  • glance away    desviar os olhos
  • glance off    ricochetear
  • glance over    dar uma olhadela por sobre ou em algo
  • glance through    dar uma olhadela através ou em algo
  • steal a glance    roubar um olhar

Русский (Russian)
быстрый взгляд, проблеск, глянец, мельком взглянуть, блеснуть, промелькнуть, полировать

idioms:

  • at a glance    с одного взгляда
  • at first glance    с первого взгляда
  • glance at    намекнуть походя
  • glance away    отвести взгляд
  • glance off    соскальзывать, слегка задеть
  • glance over    окидывать взглядом
  • glance through    пробегать взглядом
  • steal a glance    перехватывать взгляд

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - mirar superficialmente, echar un vistazo, brillar, rebotar en una superficie
v. tr. - mirar superficialmente, emitir un reflejo
n. - mirada, ojeada, vistazo, reflejo, alusión

idioms:

  • at a glance    de un vistazo
  • at first glance    a primera vista
  • glance at    echar una mirada a, mirar a, mirar hacia, aludir brevemente a un tema, decir algo al pasar
  • glance away    apartar los ojos o la vista
  • glance off    tocar, tratar por encima, rebotar
  • glance over    echar una mirada, echar una ojeada, hojear, examinar por encima
  • glance through    repasar, dar un vistazo a, leer rápidamente, hojear
  • steal a glance    echar una mirada furtiva, mirar de soslayo

2.
n. - mineral con un brillo que indica contenido de metal

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - flyktig blick, (ljus)glimt, studsande, anspelning
v. - kasta en (flyktig) blick på, snudda, studsa

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 看一下, 一瞥, 简略提及, 扫视, 影射, 用扫视, 擦过, 瞥见, 使擦过, 一滑

idioms:

  • at a glance    一眼看去
  • at first glance    乍看
  • glance at    提到, 影射
  • glance away    瞥一眼
  • glance off    擦过
  • glance over    浏览
  • glance through    浏览
  • steal a glance    偷看...一眼, 偷眼

2. 闪光

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 閃光

2.
v. intr. - 看一下, 一瞥, 簡略提及, 掃視, 影射
v. tr. - 用掃視, 擦過, 瞥見, 使擦過
n. - 一瞥, 一滑

idioms:

  • at a glance    一眼看去
  • at first glance    乍看
  • glance at    提到, 影射
  • glance away    瞥一眼
  • glance off    擦過
  • glance over    瀏覽
  • glance through    瀏覽
  • steal a glance    偷看...一眼, 偷眼

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - 언뜻 보다, 언급하다, 빗나가다, 번득이다
v. tr. - 힐끗 거리며 보다, 반짝이다
n. - 눈짓, 섬광, 비꼼

idioms:

  • at a glance    힐끗 보다
  • at first glance    첫 눈에
  • glance at    대충 훑어보다
  • glance away    대충 보고 지나가다
  • glance off    빗나가다
  • glance over    훑어보다
  • glance through    대강 보다

2.
n. - 휘광

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ちらっと見ること, かすめること, きらめき, ちらりと見ること
v. - ちらっと見る, さっと向ける, かすめる, きらっと光る

idioms:

  • at a glance    一見して
  • glance at    垣間見る, ちらっと見る
  • glance away    目をそらす
  • glance off    影響を及ぼさない
  • glance over    ざっと目を通す, さっと片付ける
  • glance through    ざっと目を通す, 見下ろす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ومضه, لمحه, نظرة (فعل) يلمح, يلقي نظرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮הציץ, הבהיק, הבריק, העיף מבט, ניתז אלכסונית, עבר בריפרוף על‬
v. tr. - ‮היכה (בעצם) אלכסונית‬
n. - ‮מבט, מבט חטוף, נצנוץ, קריצה‬
n. - ‮עפרה גופריתית זוהרת‬


 
 
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