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"glance" in English

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glanceverb

uk ​ /ɡlɑːns/ us ​ /ɡlæns/

glance verb (LOOK)

B1 [ I usually + adv/prep ] to give a quick short look:

She glanced around/round the room to see who was there.
He glanced up from his book as I passed.
Could you glance over/through this letter and see if it's alright?

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Phrasal verb(s)

glance off (sth)

glancenoun [ C ]

uk ​ /ɡlɑːns/ us ​ /ɡlæns/

B2 a quick short look:

She took/cast a glance at her watch.
at a glance

C1 immediately:

He could tell at a glance that something was wrong.
at first glance

› when first looking:

At first glance I thought it was a dog (but I was mistaken).

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(Definition of “glance” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

"glance" in American English

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glancenoun [ C ]

us ​ /ɡlæns/

› a quick look at someone or something:

The driver gave a glance back as he moved into the passing lane.
glance
verb [ I always + adv/prep ] us ​ /ɡlæns/

›

She glanced around the room to see who was there.

Idiom(s)

see something at a glance

(Definition of “glance” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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