Meaning

1 senses

  1. To strike a surface and be deflected

    The ball glanced off the edge of his racquet.

Examples

4 sentences

  1. The bullet glanced off the target.

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  2. The arrow glanced off the tree.

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  3. The bullet glanced off his helmet.

    deDie Kugel prallte von seinem Helm ab. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. The ball glanced off her shoulder.

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Forms

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

irregular

Present simpleLesson

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

Past simpleLesson

all personsglanced off

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill glance off

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
glamourglanceB1glandglareB2
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