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.
Meaning
2 senses(rare, transitive)To look at (someone or something) with a sideways glance.
(rare, transitive)To turn (one's eye or gaze) to the side.
Examples
4 sentencesShe 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.
Origin
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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Forms
askances, askancing, askanced, askancedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle