| Main Entry: |
glance |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
look at briefly |
Synonyms: |
browse,
check out, dip into,
flash*, flip through,
gaze, get a load of,
glimpse, leaf through,
peek, peep,
peer, riffle through, run over, run through,
scan,
see, skim through, take a gander,
take in, thumb through,
view
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| Notes: |
a glance captures more than a glimpse; the verb glance takes no object while glimpse does |
Antonyms: |
stare
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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