look
/lʊk/ verb A1- As an intransitive verb, often with "at". · They kept looking at me.· Don’t look in the closet.
- As a transitive verb, often in the imperative; chiefly takes relative clause as direct object. · Look what you did to him!· Look who's back!
- To appear, to seem. · It looks as if it’s going to rain soon. or It looks like it’s going to rain soon. or It looks like rain [is coming].· Our new boss looks to be friendly.
- To give an appearance of being. · What a fright you looked in that hideous outfit.· That painting looks nice.
- To search for, to try to find.
- To face or present a view. · The hotel looks over the valleys of the Hindu Kush.
- To expect or anticipate. · I look to each hour for my lover’s arrival.· 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Fairie Queene, Book VI, Canto XI, 1750, The Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 4, page 139,
- To express or manifest by a look.
Plural look · He/she/it looks · Past looked · Past participle looked · -ing form looking
Verb forms
- Base form
- look
- He/she/it
- looks
- Past
- looked
- Past participle
- looked
- -ing form
- looking
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
But it seems you have come back rich, my boy,” continued the tailor, looking askance at the handful of gold and silver which Dantès had thrown on the table.
You need not look for it; I do not want it,” said the old man.
“No, thank you; I shall remain and look over the accounts with Danglars.
“What, no wine?” said Dantès, turning pale, and looking alternately at the hollow cheeks of the old man and the empty cupboards.
Other matches
- look The action of looking 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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