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 must go, Claudia said, glancing at her watch.

2. ) glance at/through to read something quickly and not very carefully:

I hadn't even glanced at the report.

`glance off phrasal verb transitive

glance off something to hit something lightly and then move away in a different direction:

The ball glanced off his shoulder and went into the net.

glance

glance 2 [ glæns ] noun count **

a quick look at someone or something:

cast/shoot/throw a glance (at): The other wives cast sidelong glances at me.

exchange glances: The girls exchanged nervous glances.

without a backward glance: Rob turned and marched off without a backward glance.

a. 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

if you realize something at a glance, you realize it immediately as soon as you see someone or something:

I could tell at a glance that it wasn't his own work.

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