Meanings
prepositional phrase
- idiomaticUpon cursory examination.
At a glance it seems that he is a nice guy, but upon digging deeper the truth emerges.
1 more example
This report is certainly not comprehensive; it is more of a "Marketing Division at a glance".
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 驟觀 /骤观, 乍一看
- 驟觀 /骤观 (zhòuguān)on cursory examination
- 乍一看 (zhàyīkàn)on cursory examination
- 乍看之下 (zhàkànzhīxià)on cursory examination
Finnish ensivilkaisulla, yhdellä silmäyksellä
- ensivilkaisullaon cursory examination
- yhdellä silmäykselläon cursory examination
French à première vue, à vue de nez
- à première vueon cursory examination
- à vue de nezon cursory examination
- au jugéon cursory examination
- au doigt mouilléon cursory examination
German dem ersten Anschein nach, auf den ersten Blick
- dem ersten Anschein nachon cursory examination
- auf den ersten Blickon cursory examination
Italian a prima vista
- a prima vistaon cursory examination
Latvian no pirmā acu uzmetiena
- no pirmā acu uzmetienaon cursory examination
Lithuanian iš pirmo žvilgsnio
- iš pirmo žvilgsnioon cursory examination
Polish na pierwszy rzut oka
- na pierwszy rzut okaon cursory examination
Portuguese de relance, por alto
- de relanceon cursory examination
- por altoon cursory examination
- num primeiro olharon cursory examination
Russian на пе́рвый взгля́д, с пе́рвого взгля́да
- на пе́рвый взгля́д (na pérvyj vzgljád)on cursory examination
- с пе́рвого взгля́да (s pérvovo vzgljáda)on cursory examination
- сра́зу (srázu)on cursory examination
Swedish på ytan, vid första anblick
- på ytanon cursory examination
- vid första anblickon cursory examination
Cite this entry
APA
at a glance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20a%20glance
MLA
“at a glance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20a%20glance. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “at a glance,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20a%20glance.
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