Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with glance in American Collocation
glance
verb
intransitive
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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- One-star words are commonly used
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ɡlæns/
showing someone’s feelings or manner
anxiously
casually
fearfully
furtively
nervously
sharply
From time to time he glanced furtively over his shoulder at the door.
quickly
briefly
quickly
swiftly
She glanced briefly at our passports.
almost did not
barely
He barely glanced at her and sat down.
in a particular direction
around
back
down
up
Glancing back, they saw a huge cloud of dust.