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
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1) to look somewhere quickly and then look away

glance at/over/toward etc:

He glanced over his shoulder nervously.

I glanced up to see Guido watching me from the window.

Robin glanced around the room.

"I must go," Claudia said, glancing at her watch.

2) to read something quickly and not very carefully

glance at/through:

I hadn't even glanced at the report.

Phrasal verbs:

- glance off

II UK [ɡlɑːns] / US [ɡlæns] noun [countable]
Word forms "glance":
singular glance plural glances
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a quick look at someone or something

cast/shoot/throw a glance (at):

The other wives cast sidelong glances at me.

without a backward glance:

Rob turned and marched off without a backward glance.

exchange glances:

The girls exchanged nervous glances.

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Collocations:
Adjectives frequently used with glance
▪  admiring, amused, backward, brief, curious, cursory, furtive, quick, sharp, sidelong, sideways, warning

give/take/have a glance (at) — to read something quickly and not very carefully

She had a quick glance at the newspaper as she gulped down her coffee.

- at a glance

See:

first