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  • glance over — verb to quickly inspect something (newspaper, notes) with the eyes …   Wiktionary

  • glance over — inspect quickly, look at briefly …   English contemporary dictionary

  • glance over — verb examine hastily She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi • Syn: ↑scan, ↑skim, ↑rake, ↑run down • Derivationally related forms: ↑skim (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • glance — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ backward, sidelong, sideways ▪ She cast a sidelong glance at Fern. ▪ brief, cursory, fleeting, quick …   Collocations dictionary

  • glance — 1. v. & n. v. 1 intr. (often foll. by down, up, etc.) cast a momentary look (glanced up at the sky). 2 intr. (often foll. by off) (esp. of a weapon) glide or bounce (off an object). 3 intr. (usu. foll. by over, off, from) (of talk or a talker)… …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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 — [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 — glance1 [glans, gläns] vi. glanced, glancing [ME glansen, glenchen, prob. a blend < OFr glacier, to slip (see GLACIS) + guenchir, to elude < Frank * wenkjan, to totter; akin to OE wancol, unstable] 1. to strike a surface obliquely and go… …   English World dictionary

  • Over (Lindsay Lohan song) — Over Single by Lindsay Lohan from the album Speak …   Wikipedia

  • 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

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