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look
- pronunciation:
- lUk
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- look after, look down one's nose at, look up, look for, look over
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
looked, looking, looks |
| definition 1: |
to use the eyes to see.
He was looking out the window instead of at the teacher.- similar words:
- behold, blink, gawk, gaze, glance, glimpse, glower, leer, observe, ogle, peek, peep, peer, regard, see, sight, squint, stare, watch
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| definition 2: |
to turn one's glance or attention.
He looked to me for help.- synonyms:
- turn
- similar words:
- appeal, refer, resort
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| definition 3: |
to seem or appear to be.
The situation looked bad.You look tired today.- synonyms:
- appear, seem
- similar words:
- come across, sound
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| definition 4: |
to face a certain direction.
The house looked north.- synonyms:
- face, front
- similar words:
- overlook, scan
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| definition 5: |
to attend or regard.
Will you look over this situation carefully?- synonyms:
- attend, regard, tend
- similar words:
- heed, mind, see, watch
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| definition 6: |
to search.
The police are looking everywhere for the missing child.I even looked behind my desk, but I couldn't find the document.- synonyms:
- hunt, search
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| related words: |
hunt, inquire, rummage, scour, seek |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to give (one) a glance or gaze.
She looked me up and down.- synonyms:
- inspect
- similar words:
- survey, view, watch
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| definition 2: |
to have an appearance in accordance with.
The room looked a complete mess.- similar words:
- represent, resemble
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| related words: |
eye, stare |
| phrase: |
look after |
| phrase: |
look down one's nose at |
| phrase: |
look up |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of looking; glance.
- similar words:
- blink, examination, gape, gaze, glance, glare, glimpse, glower, goggle, inspection, leer, ogle, once-over, peek, peep, perusal, scrutiny, sight, stare
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| definition 2: |
way of appearing.
It's a great car, but I still don't like the look of it.She has the look of a teenager now.- synonyms:
- appearance
- similar words:
- air, aspect, bearing, cast, countenance, demeanor, expression, guise, manifestation, mien, seeming, semblance, texture
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| definition 3: |
a search.
Have a look for my gloves, will you?- synonyms:
- search
- similar words:
- look-see, rummage
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| definition 4: |
(pl.) personal appearance; attractiveness.
They are too concerned about their looks.- similar words:
- appearance, beauty
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| related words: |
complexion, face, fashion, feature, garb, idea, phase, pose, trend |
| phrase: |
look for |
| phrase: |
look over |
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