askance
To look at with a sideways glanceTo look at (someone or something) with a sideways glance.
» She looked at me askance, not believing I could have said something so foolish.
Значення
значень: 2(рідковживане, перехідне)To look at (someone or something) with a sideways glance.
(рідковживане, перехідне)To turn (one's eye or gaze) to the side.
Приклади
речень: 4She looked at me askance, not believing I could have said something so foolish.
She looked at him askance.
ruОна искоса посмотрела на него.
deSie sah ihn schief an.
He looked at me askance.
Mary whispered something in Tom's ear, and now he's looking at me askance.
deMaria flüsterte Tom irgendwas ins Ohr, und jetzt sieht er mich schief an.
Походження
Unknown. Possibly from Middle English askances (“as if”), or from Old French a escone (“hiUnknown. Possibly from Middle English askances (“as if”), or from Old French a escone (“hidden”) or Italian a scancio (“obliquely”). Compare asquint, Middle English askoyn (“at a slant, askance”), Dutch schuin, schuins (“sideways”), schuiven (“to shove”), schuinte (“slope”).
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askances, askancing, askanced, askancedУроки до слова
уроків: 3- A1Present Simple: теперішній простий час — Бо це дієслово
- A1Past Simple: правильні дієслова — Бо у нього є форма минулого часу
- A2Present Perfect: вступ — Бо у нього є дієприкметник минулого часу