glance meaning
glance :
quick look, brief view
noun
▪ She gave a quick glance at the clock.
▪ She gave a brief look at the clock.
▪ He took a glance at the paper.
▪ He took a quick look at the paper.
paraphrasing
▪ peek – quick look
▪ glimpse – brief view
glance :
to look quickly, to take a brief view
verb
▪ She glanced at her watch.
▪ She looked quickly at her watch.
▪ He glanced around the room.
▪ He took a quick look around the room.
paraphrasing
▪ peek – to look quickly
▪ glimpse – to see briefly
▪ scan – to look over quickly
Pronunciation
glance [ɡlæns]
The stress is on the first part and sounds like 'glans'.
Common phrases and grammar about glance
glance - Common meaning
noun
quick look, brief view
verb
to look quickly, to take a brief view
Part of Speech Changes for "glance"
▪ glancing (adjective) – looking quickly
▪ glanced (verb) – looked quickly
Common Expressions with "glance"
▪ take a glance – to have a quick look
▪ steal a glance – to look quickly without being noticed
▪ glance over – to look quickly over something
▪ glance at – to look quickly at something
Important examples of glance in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, glance is often used to mean a quick look at something.
Example of a confusing word: glimpse (to see briefly)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
As a verb, glance is used to show a quick action of looking, often appearing in grammar questions.
glance
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
steal a glance
means 'to look quickly without being noticed', used in contexts where someone wants to be discreet.
at a glance
means 'to see or understand something quickly', used when something is easily noticed.
Differences between similar words and glance
glance
,
peek
differences
Glance is a quick look, often casual, while peek suggests a secretive or hidden look.
glance
,
glimpse
differences
Glance is a quick look, while glimpse often means catching sight of something briefly.
Words with the same origin as glance
The origin of glance
The word 'glance' comes from Middle English 'glencen', which meant to move quickly.
Word structure
The analysis of the word's composition is unclear.
Words with the same origin
The word's root is unclear or difficult to confirm.
