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Verb

1. Direct one's gaze toward someone or something or in a specified direction.

people were looking at him

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2. (of a building or room) have an outlook in a specified direction.

A small balcony looks out over the village.

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3. Ascertain with a quick glance.

You really should look where you're going. I could have run you down.

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4. Attempt to find someone or something.

I can't find them—I've looked everywhere

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5. Express (something) by one's gaze.

Poirot looked a question

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6. (look at) Think of or regard in a specified way.

He looks at things from a very practical point of view.

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7. Examine (a matter) and consider what action to take.

a committee is looking at the financing of the BBC

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8. Have the appearance or give the impression of being.

Recently he has been looking rather grim.

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9. (look like) Show a likelihood of.

It looks like there might be a battle.

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10. (look oneself) Appear one's normal, healthy self.

There have been instances when the opposition just didn't look themselves.

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11. (look to) Rely on (someone) to do or provide something.

she will look to you for help

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12. Hope or expect to do something.

universities are looking to expand their intakes

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13. Take care; make sure.

Look that you behave well to him.

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Noun

1. An act of directing one's gaze in order to see someone or something.

Perhaps you would like a closer look?

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2. An expression of a feeling or thought by looking.

Her parents both gave her stern questioning looks.

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3. A scrutiny or examination.

It is time the experts are called in to take a look and suggest measures.

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4. The appearance of someone or something, especially as expressing a particular quality.

These kitchen accessories will add a modern look to any kitchen.

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5. (looks) A person's facial appearance considered aesthetically.

He envied his good looks, his talent, and the amount of attention he got.

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6. A style or fashion.

This season, the unadorned look is more in vogue than ever in France.

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Exclamation

1. Used to call attention to what one is going to say.

I'm pretty sure I heard the Chairman begin to say ‘Now look here…’

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Look round

1. Walk round a place or building in order to view any interesting features.

I look round at my surroundings

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Look up to

1. (look up to someone) Have a great deal of respect for someone.

he needed a model, someone to look up to

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Look through

1. (look through something) Quickly read through a book or other written material.

we looked through all the books and this was still the one we liked best

2. (look through someone) Ignore someone by pretending not to see them.

he glanced up once but looked right through me

Look forward to

1. (look forward to something) Await something eagerly.

How is it that things one looks forward to for so long are over so quickly?

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Look back

1. Think of the past.

don't waste time looking back on things that have caused you distress

2. Suffer a setback or interrupted progress.

she launched her own company in 1981 and has never looked back

Look into

1. (look into something) Investigate something.

the police looked into his business dealings

Look up

1. (look something up, look up something) Search for and find a piece of information in a book or database.

I needed to return some books and look something up on the internet.

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2. (look someone up, look up someone) Make social contact with someone.

I'd lost touch with him, and was meaning to look him up.

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3. (of a situation) improve.

things seemed to be looking up at last

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Look for

1. (look for someone or something) Attempt to find someone or something.

Howard has been looking for you

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2. Hope or expect to find or obtain a particular type of person or thing.

they are going to be looking for a new sheriff

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Look out

1. Be vigilant and take notice.

Look out for signs of disease.

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2. (look something out, look out something) Search for and produce something.

I've got a catalogue somewhere and I'll look it out if you're interested

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Look down on

1. (look down on someone) Regard someone with a feeling of superiority.

She had never felt so disliked and looked down on before in her life.

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Look over

1. (look something over, look over something) Inspect something with a view to establishing its merits.

they looked over a property in Great Marlborough Street

Look in

1. Make a short visit or call.

I will look in on you tomorrow

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Look on

1. Watch without getting involved.

That's why it matters if we simply look on as the dignity of one of our number is traded.

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2. (look on someone or something) Think of or regard someone or something in a specified way.

many scientists continued to look on such speculations as little more than science fiction

Look after

1. (look after someone or something) Take care of someone or something.

paintings here are incredibly well looked after

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Origin

1. Old English lōcian (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to German dialect lugen.

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