Glance | Mean of glance in English Dictionary

/ˈglæns/

• Verb
• to look at someone or something very quickly
1. Glancing down, she noticed her shoe was untied.
2. I glanced at my watch.
3. He sat quietly, glancing through a magazine.
4. She glanced up from her book when he entered the room.
• to hit something and bounce off at an angle
1. The arrow glanced off the shield.
2. Sunlight glanced off the surface of the pond.
• Noun
• a quick look
1. They exchanged glances. [=looked at each other quickly]
2. He gave me a quick/passing glance over his shoulder.
3. I took/had a glance at the newspaper this morning.
4. He stole/darted a glance at her [=he looked at her quickly] as she walked by.

• with a quick look
1. She was able to identify the problem at a glance.