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 Definition of LOOK  

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Definitions of 'LOOK' 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"


Definitions of 'LOOK' Webster 1913 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


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