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at first glance en · ADP

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. (modal) After only a superficial examination or review.
    • At first glance it seems to be a reasonable idea. But we'll see.
    • At first glance, thinking well of yourself seems obviously preferable to thinking poorly of yourself. But the problem with […] 2007 August 18, Oliver Burkeman, “Feel good, feel bad”, in The Guardian:
    • At first glance, Saltburn is classic clash-of-the-classes fare: a tale of social strata, moral vacuity and the seductions of wealth, with a poor boy ushered into his rich friend's kingdom. 2023 November 13, Rosalind Jana, “Saltburn and the bizarre life of Britain's stately homes”, in BBC:

Relateds

glance · at a glance

Synonyms

on the face of it · at first blush · at first sight

Translations (43)

hy առաջին հայացքից (after only a superficial examination or review) · fi ensinäkemältä (after only a superficial examination or review) · gd air a' chiad shealladh (after only a superficial examination or review) · tr ilk bakışta (after only a superficial examination or review) · chr ᎢᎬᏱ ᎠᎪᏩᏛᏗ (after only a superficial examination or review) · id pada pandangan pertama (after only a superficial examination or review) · es a primera vista (after only a superficial examination or review) · hu első pillantásra (after only a superficial examination or review) · lv no pirmā acu uzmetiena (after only a superficial examination or review) · da ved første blik (after only a superficial examination or review) · pt à primeira vista (after only a superficial examination or review) · fi ensisilmäyksellä (after only a superficial examination or review) · ar لِلْوَهْلَة اَلْأُولَى (after only a superficial examination or review) · vi ban đầu (after only a superficial examination or review) · ko 일견하여 (after only a superficial examination or review) · da ved første øjekast (after only a superficial examination or review) · es a media vista (after only a superficial examination or review) · vi thoạt nhìn (after only a superficial examination or review) · sv vid en första anblick (after only a superficial examination or review) · nl op het eerste gezicht (after only a superficial examination or review) · ru на пе́рвый взгляд (after only a superficial examination or review) · es a simple vista (after only a superficial examination or review) · ja 一目見ただけで (after only a superficial examination or review) · cmn 乍看 (after only a superficial examination or review) · ca a primera vista (after only a superficial examination or review) · fr à première vue (after only a superficial examination or review) · it a prima vista (after only a superficial examination or review) · pl na pierwszy rzut oka (after only a superficial examination or review) · is við fyrstu sýn (after only a superficial examination or review) · la prīmā speciē (after only a superficial examination or review) · hu első látásra (after only a superficial examination or review) · az ilk baxışda (after only a superficial examination or review) · eo unuavide (after only a superficial examination or review) · de auf den ersten Blick (after only a superficial examination or review) · fr de prime abord (after only a superficial examination or review) · el εκ πρώτης όψεως (after only a superficial examination or review) · cmn 看一眼 (after only a superficial examination or review) · he בהשקפה ראשונה (after only a superficial examination or review) · hi प्रथम दृष्ट्या (after only a superficial examination or review) · sv vid första anblicken (after only a superficial examination or review) · uk на пе́рший погляд (after only a superficial examination or review) · fr à vue de nez (after only a superficial examination or review) · fr au premier abord (after only a superficial examination or review)