look
/lʊk/ interjection C2- Pay attention. · Look, I'm going to explain what to do, so you have to listen closely.
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
“I saw you look at me to-day, Lizzy, when my aunt told us of the present report; and I know I appeared distressed; but don’t imagine it was from any silly cause.
Marilla intercepted the look and said grimly:
In the former were many good paintings: but Elizabeth knew nothing of the art; and from such as had been already visible below, she had willingly turned to look at some drawings of Miss Darcy’s, in crayons, whose subjects were usually more interesting, and also more intelligible.
They have a sharp, shrewish look, which I do not like at all; and in her air altogether, there is a self-sufficiency without fashion, which is intolerable.”
Other matches
- look As an intransitive verb, often with "at". A1
- look The action of looking A1
- 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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