glance
To turn at something, often brieflyTo turn (one's eyes or look) at something, often briefly.
» She glanced shyly at the young man.
Sie warf dem Jüngling einen scheuen Blick zu.
Она застенчиво взглянула на молодого человека.
Она стыдливо взглянула на молодого человека.
Она робко взглянула на молодого человека.
Вона сором'язливо глянула на хлопця.
Meaning
18 senses(transitive)To turn (one's eyes or look) at something, often briefly.
einen Blick darauf werfen
(transitive)To look briefly at (something).
blicken, einen Blick darauf werfen
взгляну́тьvzgljanútʹ, гля́нутьgljánutʹ
гля́нутиhljánuty
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
(transitive)To cause (light) to gleam or sparkle.
(also, figuratively, transitive)To cause (something) to move obliquely.
To cause (something) to move obliquely.
(also, figuratively, transitive)To hit (a ball) lightly, causing it to move in another direction.
(also, figuratively, transitive)To hit (a ball) with a bat held in a slanted manner; also, to play such a stroke against (the bowler).
(figuratively, transitive)To communicate (something) using the eyes.
(also, figuratively, intransitive)To strike and fly off in an oblique direction; to dart aside.
To strike and fly off in an oblique direction; to dart aside.
(also, figuratively, intransitive)To hit a ball with a bat held in a slanted manner.
(also, figuratively, intransitive)Of certain juvenile fish, chiefly of the Cichlidae family: to rapidly touch the side of its parent's body, usually to feed on mucus.
(intransitive)Of light, etc.: to gleam, to sparkle.
She watched the spring sunlight glancing on the water of the pond.
(intransitive)Of a thing: to move in a way that catches light, and flash or glitter.
Examples
399 sentencesShe glanced shyly at the young man.
Вона сором'язливо глянула на хлопця.
ruОна застенчиво взглянула на молодого человека.
deSie warf dem Jüngling einen scheuen Blick zu.
I could tell at a glance that something was wrong.
Я з першого погляду міг сказати, що щось не так.
ruЯ с первого взгляда мог сказать, что что-то не так.
Tom glanced at Mary.
Том глянув на Мері.
ruТом взглянул на Мэри.
I glanced at his letter.
Я глянув побіжно в його лист.
deIch warf einen Blick auf seinen Brief.
Tom glanced over at Mary.
Том оглянув Мері поглядом.
ruТом окинул Мэри взглядом.
Translations
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Origin
The verb is derived from Late Middle English glenchen (“of a blow: to strike obliquely, glThe verb is derived from Late Middle English glenchen (“of a blow: to strike obliquely, glance; of a person: to turn quickly aside, dodge”) [and other forms], a blend of:
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Forms
glances, glancing, glanced, glancedPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons 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
Collocations
7 patterns- glanced at the
- glanced at his
- at a glance
- exchanged glances
- glanced around
- glanced through
- a glance that