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   What does askance mean in English?

   • Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of askance? ASKANCE definition: 1. to look at or think about someone or something with doubt, disapproval, or no trust: 2. to look…. Learn more.

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   • Wilkie Collins Did you know? Askance, which etymologists believe may have been influenced by askew, comes from Middle English forms such as askaunce, a-skans, a-skaunces, meaning variously "in such a way that," "as if," "as if to say," and "artificially" or "deceptively."

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   How is askance formed?

   • askance is formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: askance adv. asit, v. Old English–1400 ask, v. Old English–

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   What do you look askance at?

   • One looks askance at this kind of recommendation, and one wants to qualify it when one sees it in print. One is looked at askance if one comes from an industrial constituency. I look askance at loans and grants, but to me the idea of equity capital is totally wrong.

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   The meaning of ASKANCE is with disapproval or distrust : scornfully. How to use askance in a sentence. Did you know?

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   ASKANCE definition: 1. to look at or think about someone or something with doubt, disapproval, or no trust: 2. to look…. Learn more.

4. plato.stanford.edu › entries › conceptsConcepts - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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   Nov 7, 2005 · Concepts are the building blocks of thoughts. Consequently, they are crucial to such psychological processes as categorization, inference, memory, learning, and decision-making. This much is relatively uncontroversial.

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   This best-selling dictionary covers all areas of philosophy and contains terms from the related fields of religion, science, and logic. Clear and authoritative definitions and make it an essential resource for students and teachers and an ideal introduction for anyone with an interest in philosophy. This edition includes 500 biographies of ...

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   ASKANCE meaning: 1. to look at or think about someone or something with doubt, disapproval, or no trust: 2. to look…. Learn more.

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   OED's earliest evidence for askance is from 1594, in the writing of William Shakespeare, playwright and poet. It is also recorded as an adverb from the mid 1500s. askance is formed within English, by conversion.

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   1. with suspicion, mistrust, or disapproval. She looked askance at my offer.