Looking for the meaning of the word GLANCED in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of GLANCED with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Glance
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘rebound obliquely’): probably a nasalized form of obsolete glace in the same sense, from Old French glacier ‘to slip’, from glace ‘ice’, based on Latin glacies
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɡlɑːns
Dialects: British English
Definition:
take a brief or hurried look
Short Definition:take brief or hurried look
Examples:- Ginny glanced at her watch
Definition:
hit something at an angle and bounce off obliquely
Short Definition:hit at angle and bounce off
Examples:- the stone glanced off a crag and hit Tom on the head
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