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# glance

verb (glance, glances, glanced, glancing); noun (a glance, glances)

«glance» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To glance is to look at something very quickly and then look away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glance/#m1)
2. A glance is a quick look. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glance/#m2)
3. To glance off something is to hit it at an angle and bounce away to the side. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glance/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories a glance shows a character noticing something fast, often secretly or nervously; «exchange glances» means two people look at each other to share a feeling without words. «At a glance» means you can see or understand it straight away, as with a chart in maths. In safety, drivers and cyclists glance in mirrors and over their shoulders. Phrases: glance at, glance up, glance around, a quick glance, at first glance.

### Examples

- She glanced at the clock and saw she was late for school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glance/#x1)
- Tom took a quick glance at his notes before the spelling test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glance/#x2)
- At a glance, the bar chart shows that more children walk to school than ride. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glance/#x3)
- The twins exchanged a glance and tried not to laugh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glance/#x4)
- Glance over your shoulder before you change lanes on your bike. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glance/#x5)
- The ball glanced off the goalpost and went wide. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glance/#x6)
- At first glance the puzzle looked easy, but it was tricky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glance/#x7)
- He glanced up from his book when the door opened. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glance/#x8)
- He glanced up and what did he see? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glance/#x9)

### Note

Regular verb: glanced, glancing. «Glance at» something, not «glance on». Do not confuse with «glimpse»: you glance (you choose to look quickly), but you catch a glimpse (you see something briefly, often by chance). «At first glance» warns that the first idea may be wrong.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «glance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glance/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«glance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/glance.html) on Mova free.