glance

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English

Alternative forms

• glaunce (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɡlɑːns/

  Rhymes: -ɑːns

• (US) IPA: /ɡlæns/

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  Rhymes: -æns

Verb

glance (third-person singular simple present glances, present participle glancing, simple past and past participle glanced)

1. (intransitive) To look briefly (at something).

   She glanced at her reflection as she passed the mirror.

2. (intransitive) To graze a surface.
3. To sparkle

   The spring sunlight was glancing on the water of the pond.

4. (soccer) To hit lightly with the head, make a deft header.
   • 2011 January 18, “Wolverhampton 5 - 0 Doncaster”, BBC:

     Doncaster paid the price two minutes later when Doyle sent Hunt away down the left and his pinpoint cross was glanced in by Fletcher for his sixth goal of the season.

Synonyms

• (To look briefly): glimpse

Derived terms

• glance off
• glance over
• glance away

Translations

to look briefly at something

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 看一看 (cmn) (kàn yī kàn), 看一下 (cmn) (kàn yīxià)

• Estonian: pilku heitma
• Finnish: vilkaista (fi), pälyillä (fi)
• French: jeter un coup d’œil (fr)
• German: blicken (de)

• Italian: dare un'occhiata (it)
• Japanese: 一目見る (ja) (ひとめみる, hitomemiru), 一瞥する (ja) (いちべつする, ichibetsu suru)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: چاو بخشێنه‌

• Russian: взглянуть (ru) (vzgljanútʹ) pf., глянуть (ru) (gljánutʹ) pf.
• Spanish: ojear, echar un vistazo

Noun

glance (plural glances)

1. A brief or cursory look.
   • 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,

     Warwick left the undertaker's shop and retraced his steps until he had passed the lawyer's office, toward which he threw an affectionate glance.

2. A deflection.
3. (cricket) A stroke in which the ball is deflected to one side
4. (mineralogy) glance coal

Derived terms

• at a glance
• at first glance
• steal a glance

Translations

a brief or cursory look

• Catalan: cop d'ull (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 一瞥 (cmn) (yīpiē), 一眼 (cmn) (yīyǎn)

• Czech: letmý (cs) pohled (cs) m
• Estonian: pilk
• Finnish: silmäys (fi), vilkaisu (fi)
• French: coup d’œil (fr)
• German: Blick (de) m, Streifblick (de) m
• Italian: sguardo (it), occhiata (it), scorsa (it)

• Japanese: 一目 (ja) (ひとめ, hitome)
• Jèrriais: coup d'yi m
• Old Norse: tillit n
• Portuguese: relance (pt)
• Russian: взгляд (ru) (vzgljad) m
• Scottish Gaelic: sùil (gd) f, plathadh (gd) m
• Spanish: vistazo (es)
• Volapük: loged viföfik (vo)

a deflection

• Finnish: kiilto (fi)
• German: Glanz (de) m

• Portuguese: deflexão (pt) f

mineral

• Finnish: kiille (fi)

• German: Steinkohle (de) f