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- pronunciation:
- lUk
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- look after, look around, look back, look down on, look down one's nose at, look for, look forward to, look in, look into, look like, look on, look out, look out for, look out on, look over, look up, look up to, take a look
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Grammatical Patterns
part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
looks, looking, looked |
definition 1: |
to use the eyes to see.
I looked at pictures in a magazine while I waited for the doctor.The boy 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, attention, or focus of interest in a particular direction.
Everybody, please look at the camera now and smile.I promise I'll look at the report tomorrow when I have a chance.He looked to his brother for help.She looked to her older friends for guidance.- synonyms:
- turn
- similar words:
- appeal, refer, resort, tend
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definition 3: |
to seem or appear.
The situation looked bad.You look tired today.Her visa and other papers looked to be in order.[verb + infinitive
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It looks as if a storm is brewing.[it + verb + as if + clause
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There looks to be a problem down at the office.[there + verb + to be/infinitive
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- 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: |
consider or regard in a certain way (fol. by "at").
Let's look at this problem seriously now.The school looks at high student achievement as an indicator of good teaching.- synonyms:
- consider, regard
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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, look around, look back, look down on, look down one's nose at, look for, look forward to, look in, look into, look on, look out, look out for, look out on, look over, look up, look up to |
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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 |
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phrase: |
look like, take a look |
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