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glance

US /ɡlæns/

noun, verb Target · B2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

a quick look

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

He took a quick glance at his watch and left the meeting.

Synonyms

  • glimpsea quick look
  • peeka secret look
  • brief lookhaving a meaning similar to glance

Collocations

  • Easy quick glance
    describing quick glance (any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail))
  • Medium glance at the report
    to glance at the report, meaning to throw a glance at; take a brief look at
  • Hard cast a glance at
    to cast a glance at, meaning to put or send forth
  • Very Hard at first glance
    indicating a specific point in time, place, or degree first glance

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