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verb
- 1. direct one's gaze toward someone or something or in a specified direction: "people were looking at him" Similar Opposite
- 2. think of or regard in a specified way: "I look at tennis differently from some coaches"
noun
- 1. an act of directing one's gaze in order to see someone or something: "let me get a closer look" Similar
- 2. the appearance of someone or something, especially as expressing a particular quality: "the bedraggled look of the village" Similar
exclamation
- 1. used to call attention to what one is going to say: "‘Look, this is ridiculous.’"
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Meaning of look in English. look. verb. uk / lʊk / us / lʊk / look verb (SEE) Add to word list. A1 [ I ] to direct your eyes in order to see: Look! There's grandma. They looked at the picture and laughed. Look at all these toys on the floor. She looked up from her book and smiled at me. I looked out (of) the window.
1. : to make sure or take care (that something is done) censor to look that no man lived idly Edward Gee. 2. : to ascertain by the use of one's eyes. look what I brought you. 3. a. : to exercise the power of vision upon : examine. b. archaic : to search for. 4. a. : expect, anticipate. we look to have a good year. b.
noun. the act of looking: a look of inquiry. a visual search or examination. Synonyms: glance, gaze. the way in which a person or thing appears to the eye or to the mind; aspect: He has the look of an honest man.
If you look at someone in a particular way, you look at them with your expression showing what you are feeling or thinking.
Definition of look verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. ( often foll by at) to direct the eyes (towards): to look at the sea. 2. ( often foll by at) to direct one's attention (towards): let's look at the circumstances. 3. ( often foll by to) to turn one's interests or expectations (towards): to look to the future.
LOOK definition: 1. to turn your eyes in the direction of something or someone so that you can see them: 2. to try…. Learn more.
When you look at something, you see it. Look can also describe how something appears, like when your dog looks sad, or something likely to happen, like a gray day that looks like rain. As a noun, look describes someone's style of dress, like your brother, whose rock star look gets lots of compliments — except from Grandpa.
to search for, as an item of information, in a reference book or the like: [ ~ + object + up] looking words up in the dictionary. [ ~ + up + object] Don't look up every word. to seek out, esp. to visit: [ ~ + up + object] to look up an old friend. [ ~ + object + up] to look him up next time.
Definition of look noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
