The meaning of GLANCE is to take a quick look at something. How to use glance in a sentence.
GLANCE definition: 1. to give a quick short look: 2. to shine, reflect light, or sparkle: 3. In cricket, if a batter…. Learn more.
Usage: Care should be taken not to confuse glance and glimpse: he caught a glimpse (not glance) of her making her way through the crowd; he gave a quick glance (not glimpse) at his watch.
The verb is derived from Late Middle English glenchen (“of a blow: to strike obliquely, glance; of a person: to turn quickly aside, dodge”) [and other forms], [1] a blend of: [2]
(intransitive; followed by over, through, etc) to look over briefly: to glance through a report (intransitive) to reflect, glint, or gleam: the sun glanced on the water
GLANCE definition: to look quickly or briefly. See examples of glance used in a sentence.
glance (at somebody/something) a quick look to take/have a glance at the newspaper headlines a cursory/brief/casual/furtive glance The sisters exchanged glances (= looked at each other). She shot him a sideways glance. He walked away without a backward glance. She stole a glance (= looked secretly) at her watch.
A glance is a quick look at someone or something. Trevor and I exchanged a glance. ...stealing a quick glance at her watch.
Glance can also refer to a momentary or partial view or reading of something. In terms of physics, it refers to the act of hitting a surface at an angle and sliding off, instead of stopping or bouncing back.