at a glance

at a glance

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [at ey glans, glahns]
- /æt eɪ glæns, glɑns/
- /ət ə ɡlɑːns/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [at ey glans, glahns]
- /æt eɪ glæns, glɑns/

Definitions of at a glance words

phrase at a glance If you see something at a glance, you see or recognize it immediately, and without having to think or look carefully. 3
noun at a glance from one's first look; immediately 3
adverb at a glance with one quick look 1
adverb at a glance quickly, rapidly 1
preposition at a glance (Idiomatic) Upon cursory examination; an abbreviated review. 0

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Parts of speech for At a glance

noun

adjective

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adverb

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determiner

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at a glance popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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