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verb ADV. briefly, quickly, sharply Norton glanced sharply at him. | anxiously, fearfully, nervously She glanced nervously over her shoulder. | curiously glancing curiously about him | covertly He glanced covertly at his watch. | barely, hardly She barely glanced at him. | down, up She glanced up at him. VERB + GLANCE pause to, turn to He turned to glance in our direction. | happen to At that moment she happened to glance up. PREP. about/around/round She glanced around the room. | across/over She glanced across to where the others were standing chatting. | at She glanced briefly at his lapel badge. | towards He glanced towards the kitchen., noun ADJ. backward, sidelong, sideways She cast a sidelong glance at Fern. | brief, cursory, fleeting, quick, swift After a cursory glance at the report he frowned. | casual | covert, furtive, surreptitious The man walked slowly along, casting furtive glances behind him. | accusing, angry, baleful, disapproving, mocking, reproachful, scornful, sharp, suspicious, withering Meena threw him an angry glance. | curious, puzzled, questioning, quizzical | admiring, approving | knowing | meaningful The couple exchanged meaningful glances but said nothing. | amused, wry | anxious, nervous, worried | plaintive VERB + GLANCE cast (sb), dart, give (sb/sth), have, shoot (sb), steal, take, throw (sb) He gave her a mocking glance. I had a quick glance at the article, but I haven't read it yet. He stole a sidelong glance at the young woman sitting next to him on the train. She took one last glance in the mirror and then left. | exchange They exchanged knowing glances. | catch I caught the teacher's glance and nearly burst into nervous laughter. | attract, draw Their vintage car attracted admiring glances wherever they went. GLANCE + VERB flick, flicker, move Her glance flickered briefly across to the group standing at the other side of the street. | meet Their glances met, then they both looked away. | fall on sb/sth, rest on sb/sth His glance fell on a pile of papers at one side of the desk. PREP. at a ~ The software allows you to see at a glance what fonts you have on the computer. | with a ~ With a quick glance at the time, she stood up and prepared to leave. | without a ~ He left without a backward glance. | ~ at A glance at my watch told me it was already past six o'clock. | ~ of He ignored my glance of disapproval. | ~ over He kept throwing nervous glances over his shoulder.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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glance
verbs
give something/somebody a glance
• He gave Imran a quick glance.
take a glance
( also have a glance British English )
• She took a quick glance around the office.
cast/throw a glance
(= look quickly )
• She cast a shy glance toward Shelby.
shoot a glance
(= look extremely quickly )
• He shot a glance at Ellen, making sure she understood him.
steal a glance
(= look quickly and secretly )
• Alice stole a quick glance in the mirror to check her hair.
exchange glances
(= look at each other quickly )
• Mai exchanged glances with Tatsuya.
sb’s glance falls on something
(= someone looks at something )
• Geoff’s glance fell on the broken vase.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + glance
a quick/brief glance
• I had little time for more than a quick glance around the house.
a cursory glance
(= a very quick look without much attention to details )
• I cast a cursory glance over the clothes.
a fleeting glance
(= a very quick look )
• Stephen exchanged a fleeting glance with his father.
a backwards glance
• He took a quick backwards glance at the house, and then continued walking.
a sidelong/sideways glance
(= a way of looking by moving your eyes to the side )
• Christina gave her husband a sidelong glance.
a casual glance
(= without any serious interest or attention )
• The bench would have been difficult to see by a casual glance.
a meaningful glance
(= clearly showing what you think )
• They exchanged meaningful glances.
a furtive glance
(= a quick secret look )
• Della gave Chris a furtive glance.
a nervous glance
• He shot a nervous glance at his wife.
a warning glance
• She cast a warning glance at Elena.
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