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glances over

glances over is the third-person singular simple present indicative of glance over.

Meaning of glance over

Verb

glance over (third-person singular simple present glances over, present participle glancing over, simple past and past participle glanced over)

  1. (transitive) to quickly inspect something (newspaper, notes) with the eyes
    • "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.1897, Marie Corelli, “Chapter I”, in Ziska: The Problem of a Wicked Soul, New York: Stone & Kimball, page 36

Questions about glances over

What is glances over the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Glances over is the third-person singular simple present indicative of glance over.

Words near glances over in the dictionary

  1. glancer
  2. glancers
  3. glances
  4. glances away
  5. glances off
  6. glances over
  7. glancest
  8. glanceth
  9. glancin'
  10. glancing
  11. glancing away

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