askance

Betekenis (Engels)

Adv

1. (not-comparable) With disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion.
2. (not-comparable) Sideways; obliquely.

Adj

Turned to the side, especially of the eyes.

Verb

1. (rare, transitive) To look at (someone or something) with a sideways glance.
2. (rare, transitive) To turn (one's eye or gaze) to the side.

Concepten

schuin

Synoniemen

asquint

askew

askant

sidelong

squint

squint-eyed

squinty

crookedly

obliquely

sideways

slantwise

suspiciously

awry

aslope

aslant

distrustfully

mistrustfully

bias

warily

sideway

Vertalingen

oblicuamente

seitwärts

de reojo

obliquo

schief

λοξά

avec méfiance

de soslayo

sospettoso

de travers

diffidente

strabisme

obliquement

méfiant

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/əˈskæns/

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan Middelengels: askoyn

Verwant aan Nederlands: schuin

In summary

Unknown. Possibly from Middle English askances (“as if”), or from Old French a escone (“hidden”) or Italian a scancio (“obliquely”). Compare asquint, Middle English askoyn (“at a slant, askance”), Dutch schuin, schuins (“sideways”), schuiven (“to shove”), schuinte (“slope”).