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• a|skance — «uh SKANS», adverb. 1. with suspicion or disapproval: »The students looked askance at the plan to have classes on Saturday. 2. to one side; sideways. ╂[origin uncertain] …   Useful english dictionary

• Askance — A*skance , Askant A*skant , adv. [Cf. D. schuin, schuins, sideways, schuiven to shove, schuinte slope. Cf. {Asquint}.] Sideways; obliquely; with a side glance; with disdain, envy, or suspicion. [1913 Webster] They dart away; they wheel askance.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Askance — A*skance , v. t. To turn aside. [Poet.] [1913 Webster] O, how are they wrapped in with infamies That from their own misdeeds askance their eyes! Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Askant — Askance A*skance , Askant A*skant , adv. [Cf. D. schuin, schuins, sideways, schuiven to shove, schuinte slope. Cf. {Asquint}.] Sideways; obliquely; with a side glance; with disdain, envy, or suspicion. [1913 Webster] They dart away; they wheel… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• askance — a|skance [əˈskæns, əˈska:ns US əˈskæns] adv [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Perhaps from Italian a scancio across ] look askance (at sb/sth) if you look askance at something, you do not approve of it or think it is good ▪ A waiter looked askance at… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• askance — a|skance [ ə skæns ] adverb look askance (at someone/something) to show that you do not approve of someone or something or that you do not feel certain about them: A lot of people on Capitol Hill would look askance at this new regulation …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• askance — a·skance || É™ skæns adv. distrustfully; with a sideways glance …   English contemporary dictionary

• askance — a•skance [[t]əˈskæns[/t]] also a•skant [[t]əˈskænt[/t]] adv. 1) with a side glance; sidewise; obliquely 2) with suspicion or disapproval; skeptically • Etymology: 1520–30; earlier a scanche, a sca(u)nce; of obscure orig …   From formal English to slang