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Definition of 'LOOK'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) look
to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see.

2.  look
to use one's sight in seeking, searching, examining, watching, etc.:
to look through the papers.

3.  look
to glance or gaze in a manner specified:
to look questioningly at a person.

4.  look
to appear to the eye as specified:
to look pale.

5.  look
to appear to the mind; seem:
The case looks promising.

6.  look
to direct attention or consideration:
Let's look at the facts.

7.  look
to face or afford a view:
The room looks out on the garden.

8.  look
to tend, as in bearing or significance:
Conditions look toward war.

9. (v.t.) look
to give (someone) a look:
Can you look me in the eye and say that?

10.  look
to have an appearance appropriate to or befitting:
to look one's age.

11.  look
to observe or pay attention to:
Now look what you've done!

12.  look
to express or suggest by looks:
to look one's annoyance at a person.

13.  look
to appear to be; look like:
I'm sure I looked a perfect fool.

14.  look
Archaic. to bring, put, etc., by looks.

15.  look
look after,

16.  look
to take care of; attend to.

17.  look
look back, to review past events; return in thought.

18.  look
look down on or upon, to regard with a feeling of superiority or contempt.

19.  look
look for,

20.  look
to seek; search for.

21.  look
to anticipate; expect.

22.  look
look in (on),

23.  look
to visit briefly.

24.  look
look into, to inquire into; investigate; examine.

25.  look
look on,

26.  look
to be a spectator; watch.

27.  look
Also, look upon. to consider; regard.

28.  look
look out,

29.  look
to be alert to danger; be careful.

30.  look
look out for, to take watchful care of.

31.  look
look over, to examine, esp. briefly.

32.  look
look to,

33.  look
to pay attention to.

34.  look
to direct one's expectations or hopes to; depend on.

35.  look
to expect or anticipate.

36.  look
look up,

37.  look
to become better or more prosperous; improve.

38.  look
to search for, as an item of information, in a reference book or the like.

39.  look
to seek out, esp. to visit:
to look up an old friend.

40.  look
look up to, to regard with admiration or respect; esteem.

41. (n.) look
the act of looking.

42.  look
a visual search or examination.

43.  look
the way in which a person or thing appears; aspect:
the look of an honest man.

44.  look
an expressive glance:
to give someone a sharp look.

45.  look
fashion; style:
the latest look in furniture.

46.  look
looks,

47.  look
general aspect; appearance:
to like the looks of a place.

48.  look
attractive, pleasing appearance.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME lōk(i)en, OE lōcian, c. OS

Definition of 'LOOK'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) expression, look, aspect, facial expression, face
the feelings expressed on a person's face
"a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"

2. (noun) look, looking, looking at
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
"he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him"

3. (noun) look
physical appearance
"I don't like the looks of this place"

4. (verb) spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
"the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"

5. (verb) look
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
"She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!"

6. (verb) look, appear, seem
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
"She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time"

7. (verb) look
have a certain outward or facial expression
"How does she look?"; "The child looks unhappy"; "She looked pale after the surgery"

8. (verb) search, look
search or seek
"We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!"

9. (verb) front, look, face
be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
"The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park"

10. (verb) attend, take care, look, see
take charge of or deal with
"Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business"

11. (verb) look
convey by one's expression
"She looked her devotion to me"

12. (verb) expect, look, await, wait
look forward to the probable occurrence of
"We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"

13. (verb) look
accord in appearance with
"You don't look your age!"

14. (verb) count, bet, depend, look, calculate, reckon
have faith or confidence in
"you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis"

Definition of 'LOOK'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) look
to turn your eyes to see
Look at that guy!; I looked quickly over at Jim.; If you look to the right, you'll see the city's first library.

2.  look
to try to find; = search
He was looking for something in the drawer.; Have you looked under the bed?; I'll look to see if I have her number.; people looking for work

3.  look
to appear or seem to be
You look sad.; The watch looked expensive.; It looks certain that the price will rise again.; The future looks good for business.; It looks like it might rain.; "What does she look like?" "Very tall with dark hair."; They looked as if they'd been drinking.

4.  look
look (just/exactly) like
to have the same appearance as
She looks just like her sister.

5.  look
to face a particular direction
The building looks out over the lake.

6.  look
Look...
emphasizes a statement you make during a disagreement
Look, l just want to try to explain.

7.  look
look good/bad
to be considered acceptable/unacceptable by others
It'll look bad if you don't apologize.

8.  look
look sb in the eye/face
to say sth difficult or unpleasant directly to sb
I can't look her in the eye and tell her I lied.

9.  look
look the other way
to pretend not to notice sth bad or illegal
He paid no taxes, and the authorities looked the other way.

10.  look
Look out!
indicates a warning that there is danger
"Look out!" she said grabbing his arm.

11.  look
look what/how
used to give evidence to support an argument
It won't work. Look what happened to John when he tried it.

12. (noun) look
an act of looking
Take a look at that sunset!; a quick look at her sister

13.  look
the expression on sb's face or in their eyes
She gave him a nasty look.; I could see by the look on his face that he was excited.; a look of terror

14.  look
the appearance or style of sth
The decor has a fifties look.; I don't like the look of this guy.

Definition of 'LOOK'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) LOOK
the act of looking; a glance; a sight; a view; -- often in certain phrases; as, to have, get, take, throw, or cast, a look

2. (noun) LOOK
expression of the eyes and face; manner; as, a proud or defiant look

3. (noun) LOOK
hence; Appearance; aspect; as, the house has a gloomy look; the affair has a bad look

4. (verb) LOOK
to direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to observe with the eyes while keeping them directed; -- with various prepositions, often in a special or figurative sense. See Phrases below

5. (verb) LOOK
to direct the attention (to something); to consider; to examine; as, to look at an action

6. (verb) LOOK
to seem; to appear; to have a particular appearance; as, the patient looks better; the clouds look rainy

7. (verb) LOOK
to have a particular direction or situation; to face; to front

8. (verb) LOOK
in the imperative: see; behold; take notice; take care; observe; -- used to call attention

9. (verb) LOOK
to show one's self in looking, as by leaning out of a window; as, look out of the window while I speak to you. Sometimes used figuratively

10. (verb) LOOK
to await the appearance of anything; to expect; to anticipate

11. (verb) LOOK
to look at; to turn the eyes toward

12. (verb) LOOK
to seek; to search for

13. (verb) LOOK
to expect

14. (verb) LOOK
to influence, overawe, or subdue by looks or presence as, to look down opposition

15. (verb) LOOK
to express or manifest by a look

Definition of 'LOOK'

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

1. LOOK
In mine warfare, a period during which a mine circuit is receptive of an influence.

Translation of 'LOOK'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to turn the eyes in a certain direction so as to see, to find, to express etc He looked out of the window; I've looked everywhere, but I can't find him; He looked at me (angrily).
Afrikaans: kyk	Arabic: يَنْظُر	Bulgarian: гледам
Brazilian: olhar	Czech: (po)hledět	German: schauen
Danish: se; kigge	Greek: κοιτάζω	Spanish: mirar
Estonian: vaatama	Farsi: نگاه کردن	Finnish: katsoa
French: regarder	Hebrew: לְהִסתַכֵּל, לִראוֹת, לְה	Hindi: देखना
Croatian: gledati	Hungarian: néz	Indonesian: melihat
Icelandic: líta, horfa	Italian: guardare	Japanese: 見る
Korean: 응시하다, 보다	Lithuanian: (pa)žiūrėti, (pa)žvelgti	Latvian: skatīties; raudzīties
Malay: memandang	Dutch: kijken	Norwegian: se (på/etter)
Polish: patrzeć	Persian: نگاه کردن	Pashto: كتل،ليدل
Portuguese: olhar	Romanian: a privi, a se uita	Russian: смотреть
Slovak: pozrieť, pozerať	Slovenian: pogledati	Serbian: pogledati
Swedish: se, titta	Thai: ดู; ค้นหา	Turkish: bakmak
Taiwanese: 看	Ukrainian: дивитися	Urdu: دیکھنا
Vietnamese: nhìn	Chinese: 看
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