look
/lʊk/ noun A1- The action of looking; an attempt to see. · Let’s have a look under the hood of the car.
- Physical appearance, visual impression. · She got her mother’s looks.· I don’t like the look of the new design.
- A facial expression. · He gave me a dirty look.· If looks could kill ...
Plural looks
Phrasal verbs and expressions
- look after To follow with the eyes; to look in the direction of (som...
- look around To inspect a building or area.
- look away To ignore something; to pretend not to have seen or notic...
- look back To think of (past events) in retrospect (in hindsight).
- look down Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, ...
- look in To visit a place or person briefly and casually.
- look into To investigate, explore, or consider.
- look off To put off by one's facial expression
- look on To watch; to observe without participating.
- look out To be vigilant and aware often as an imperative to alert ...
- look over To check quickly; to make a brief or cursory visual inspe...
- look through Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, ...
From the library
It sounded an excellent plan, no doubt, and very neatly and simply arranged; the only difficulty was, that she had not the smallest idea how to set about it; and while she was peering about anxiously among the trees, a little sharp bark just over her head made her look up in a great hurry.
Till I look down on the garden green,
But they all look kindly on.
We shall look down on the
Other matches
- look As an intransitive verb, often with "at". A1
- look Pay attention. C2
- look after To follow with the eyes
- look around To inspect a building or area.
- look away To ignore something
- look back To think of
- look down Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: ...
- look in To visit a place or person briefly and casually.
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