Meaning

1 senses

  1. To look at something else briefly, then look back again.

    When I told him the truth, he glanced away, and then replied...

Examples

5 sentences

  1. Tom glanced away for a moment.

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  2. Tom glanced away.

    deTom wandte sich ab. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. I glanced away.

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  4. Tom glanced away from her.

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  5. He glanced away.

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Forms

glances away, glancing away, glanced away, glanced away
Base formglance away · to glance away
3rd person singularglances away
Present participleglancing away
Past simpleglanced away
Past participleglanced away

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyglance away
he, she, itglances away

Past simpleLesson

all personsglanced away

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave glanced away
he, she, ithas glanced away

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill glance away

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
glamourglanceB1glandglareB2

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