to take a glance at

  • 1take a glance (at) — give/take/have/a glance (at) phrase to read something quickly and not very carefully She had a quick glance at the newspaper as she gulped down her coffee. Thesaurus: to read something quicklysynonym …

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  • 2glance, glimpse — A glance is a quick look; to glance is to direct one s gaze briefly: Take a glance at the morning paper. Read the book carefully; don t just glance at it. A glimpse is a brief or momentary sight of something; to glimpse is to obtain a brief view… …

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  • 3glance — [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,… …

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  • 4glance — 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… …

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  • 5glance — 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… …

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  • 6glance — ► VERB 1) take a brief or hurried look. 2) strike at an angle and bounce off obliquely. ► NOUN ▪ a brief or hurried look. DERIVATIVES glancing adjective. ORIGIN Old French glacier to slip , from glace ice …

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  • 7glance at — Take a glimpse at, look at cursorily …

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  • 8glance — 1 verb (intransitive always + adv/prep) 1 to quickly look at someone or something once (+ at/towards/up etc): He glanced nervously at his watch. | Nadine glanced round to see if there was anyone that she knew. 2 (+ at/over etc): Can you glance… …

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  • 9glance — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ backward, sidelong, sideways ▪ She cast a sidelong glance at Fern. ▪ brief, cursory, fleeting, quick …

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  • 10Glance Networks — Infobox Website name = Glance Networks type = Webconferencing software url = http://www.glance.net language = English owner = Glance Networks author = Glance Networks launch date = 2002Glance is an internet based screen sharing software program… …

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