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glance up

/ɡlɑːns ʌp/

/ɡlæns ʌp/

glance upverb

glanced up

Past Simple

glanced up

Past Participle

glancing up

Gerund

/ɡlɑːns ʌp/

/ɡlæns ʌp/

Translations

lever les yeux

She glanced up at the clock to check the time.

Elle a levé les yeux vers l'horloge pour vérifier l'heure.

Additional translations

jeter un coup d'œil vers le hautPlus littéral, moins idiomatique.

Definitions

To quickly look upwards or at something above one's current line of sight.

She glanced up at the clock to check the time.

Synonyms

look up

glance at

raise one's eyes

lift one's gaze