Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glance over

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: glance over
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to quickly inspect something (newspaper, notes) with the eyes

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

""There are other people coming besides the Princess Ziska, are there not, Mr. Murray?" inquired Sir Chetwynd Lyle, with an obtrusively bantering air. Denzil Murray glanced him over disdainfully."
"When I glance over my notes and records of the Sherlock Holmes cases between the years '82 and '90, I am faced by so many which present strange and interesting features that it is no easy matter to know which to choose and which to leave."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

glances over (present, singular) glancing over (participle, present) glanced over (participle, past) glanced over (past)

Synonyms

scan skim rake run down

Questions

What does glance over mean?: to quickly inspect something (newspaper, notes) with the eyes

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