look [ look ]
Verb
people were looking at him
A small balcony looks out over the village.
You really should look where you're going. I could have run you down.
I can't find them—I've looked everywhere
Poirot looked a question
He looks at things from a very practical point of view.
a committee is looking at the financing of the BBC
Recently he has been looking rather grim.
It looks like there might be a battle.
There have been instances when the opposition just didn't look themselves.
she will look to you for help
universities are looking to expand their intakes
Look that you behave well to him.
Noun
Perhaps you would like a closer look?
Her parents both gave her stern questioning looks.
It is time the experts are called in to take a look and suggest measures.
These kitchen accessories will add a modern look to any kitchen.
He envied his good looks, his talent, and the amount of attention he got.
This season, the unadorned look is more in vogue than ever in France.
Exclamation
I'm pretty sure I heard the Chairman begin to say ‘Now look here…’
Look round
I look round at my surroundings
Look up to
he needed a model, someone to look up to
Look through
we looked through all the books and this was still the one we liked best
he glanced up once but looked right through me
Look forward to
How is it that things one looks forward to for so long are over so quickly?
Look back
don't waste time looking back on things that have caused you distress
she launched her own company in 1981 and has never looked back
Look into
the police looked into his business dealings
Look up
I needed to return some books and look something up on the internet.
I'd lost touch with him, and was meaning to look him up.
things seemed to be looking up at last
Look for
Howard has been looking for you
they are going to be looking for a new sheriff
Look out
Look out for signs of disease.
I've got a catalogue somewhere and I'll look it out if you're interested
Look down on
She had never felt so disliked and looked down on before in her life.
Look over
they looked over a property in Great Marlborough Street
Look in
I will look in on you tomorrow
Look on
That's why it matters if we simply look on as the dignity of one of our number is traded.
many scientists continued to look on such speculations as little more than science fiction
Look after
paintings here are incredibly well looked after

