Look - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |lʊk|  American pronunciation of the word look
Brit.  |lʊk|  British pronunciation of the word look

noun

- the feelings expressed on a person's face (syn: aspect, expression, face)
a look of triumph
- the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually (syn: looking)
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
- physical appearance
I don't like the looks of this place
- the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people (syn: feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, smell, spirit, tone)

verb

- perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
She looked over the expanse of land
- give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect (syn: appear, seem)
This project looks fishy
- have a certain outward or facial expression
How does she look?
The child looks unhappy
She looked pale after the surgery
- search or seek (syn: search)
We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest
- be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to (syn: face, front)
The house looks north
My backyard look onto the pond
- take charge of or deal with (syn: attend, see)
- convey by one's expression
She looked her devotion to me
- look forward to the probable occurrence of (syn: await, expect, wait)
She is looking to a promotion
- accord in appearance with
You don't look your age!
- have faith or confidence in (syn: bank, bet, calculate, count, depend, reckon, rely, swear)

Extra examples

He looked straight ahead and kept walking.

When you take a walk, look around you.

She smiled at me and then looked away.

He looked back the way he had come.

Look both ways before you cross the street.

When I finally reached the top I was afraid to look down.

She looked from one person to the next.

They looked off into the distance.

He was looking over his shoulder.

Her new haircut makes her look young.

I don't think you left it here, but I'll take a look around for it.

I took a quick look, but he wasn't there.

She had a faraway look in her eyes.

Looking back the way we had come, we could see the whole valley spread out behind us.

Don't look round now, but I think we're being followed.

Phrasal verbs

look around  — look about oneself
look back  — look towards one's back
look on  — observe with attention
look out  — be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
look up  — seek information from

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: look
he/she/it: looks
present participle: looking
past tense: looked
past participle: looked
noun
singular: look
plural: looks
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