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verb | noun glanceglance1 /glæns/ ●●○ verb [intransitive always + adv./prep.] ETYMOLOGYglance1Origin: 1400-1500 Perhaps from glent to move quickly, shine (13-19 centuries) VERB TABLEglance |
| Present | I, you, we, they | glance | | he, she, it | glances | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | glanced | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have glanced | | he, she, it | has glanced | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had glanced | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will glance | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have glanced |
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| Present | I | am glancing | | he, she, it | is glancing | | you, we, they | are glancing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was glancing | | you, we, they | were glancing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been glancing | | he, she, it | has been glancing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been glancing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be glancing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been glancing |
THESAURUSsee► look to deliberately turn your eyes so that you can see something: He took a cookie when she wasn’t looking. ► take a look informal to look at something carefully, for example because it is interesting or needs to be fixed: Let’s take a look at your paper, and see if we can edit it so it’s shorter. ► stare to look at someone or something for a long time without moving your eyes away: The little boy stood alone, staring at the lion in its cage at the zoo. ► gaze to look at someone or something for a long time, giving all your attention to the person or thing you are looking at: I lay back on the sand and gazed at the stars above. ► glance to look at someone or something for a short time and then look quickly away: I saw the two girls glance at each other as if they shared a secret. ► peek to look quickly at someone or something, especially in a secret or shy way: The door was open so he peeked inside. ► squint to look at someone or something with your eyes partly closed, usually in order to see better or because there is too much light: The crowd came out of the movie theater squinting in the sunlight. ► peer to look very carefully, especially because it is dark or you cannot see well: He peered into the dark yard to see what was making the noise. ► gape to look at someone or something for a long time, usually with your mouth open, because you are very shocked or surprised: She stood there gaping at me, too shocked to speak. ► view formal to look at something because it is beautiful or interesting: Thousands of tourists come to view the gardens every year. ► regard to look at someone or something in a way that shows you are thinking about him, her, or it: She regarded him with a serious expression. 1to quickly look at someone or something: glance at/toward/up etc. He glanced at his watch. Gary glanced over his shoulder.► see thesaurus at look12to read something very quickly: glance at/over etc. Susan glanced at the menu.glance off phrasal verb1to hit a surface at an angle and then move away from it in another direction: The bullet glanced off the side of the car.2if light glances off something, it flashes or shines back from it: The beam of his flashlight glanced off something in the water. verb | noun glanceglance2 ●●○ noun ► gave her a glance He gave her a glance as she walked by. ► exchanged glances The sisters exchanged glances (=looked at each other quickly) and started to laugh. ► take/shoot/throw a glance at somebody She shot a glance at the man behind her. 1[countable] an occasion when you look quickly at someone or something: He gave her a glance as she walked by. The sisters exchanged glances (=looked at each other quickly) and started to laugh.take/shoot/throw a glance at somebody She shot a glance at the man behind her.2at a glance a)in a short form that is easy to see or read quickly: the football scores at a glance b)as soon as you see or look at something: I saw at a glance that something was wrong.3at first glance when you see or think about something for the first time: At first glance, the paintings all look the same. |