Definition of
Look
- (noun, attribute) the feelings expressed on a person's face
a look of triumph
an angry face - (noun, act) the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
his look was fixed on her eyes
he gave it a good looking at
his camera does his looking for him - (noun, attribute) physical appearance
- (noun, state) the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
it had the smell of treason - (verb, perception) perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
Look at your child!
Look--a deer in the backyard! - (verb, perception) give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
This appears to be a very difficult problem
This project looks fishy
They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time - (verb, body) have a certain outward or facial expression
The child looks unhappy
She looked pale after the surgery - (verb, perception) search or seek
Look elsewhere for the perfect gift! - (verb, stative) be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
My backyard look onto the pond
The building faces the park - (verb, social) take charge of or deal with
I must attend to this matter
She took care of this business - (verb, communication) convey by one's expression
- (verb, cognition) look forward to the probable occurrence of
She is looking to a promotion
he is waiting to be drafted - (verb, stative) accord in appearance with
- (verb, cognition) have faith or confidence in
Look to your friends for support
You can bet on that!
Depend on your family in times of crisis
- (noun, attribute) the feelings expressed on a person's face
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Synonyms of Look
appear, aspect, attend, await, bet, calculate, count, depend, expect, expression, face, facial expression, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, front, looking, looking at, reckon, search, see, seem, smell, spirit, take care, tone, wait
Alternate forms of Look
Hyponyms: admire, anticipate, beam, come across, confront, consider, coup d'oeil, cruise, cut, dekko, evil eye, expect, eye, eyeball, feel, gape, gawk, gawp, gaze, get a load, give the eye, give the glad eye, give the once over, glance, gleam, glimpse, glint, glisten, glitter, gloat, glow, goggle, hang on, have a look, hold on, hold the line, hollywood, horn in, hunt, intrude, jump, jump out, leap out, leer, lift, light, look around, look away, look back, look backward, look for, look forward, look to, lookout, loom, make, minister, nose, observance, observation, ogle, outlook, pass off, peek, peep, peer, poke, prospect, pry, radiate, rear, regard, rise, rubber-necking, scrutiny, shine, sight, sightseeing, sound, spark, sparkle, squint, stand out, stare, stick out, survey, take a look, tend, twinkle, view, watching, zeitgeist
Hypernyms: agree, ambiance, ambience, appearance, atmosphere, bank, be, care, check, convey, correspond, countenance, examine, fit, gibe, give care, jibe, lie, match, perception, rely, see, sensing, swear, tally, trust, visage, visual aspect
Origin of the word Look
- O.E. locian "see, gaze, look, spy," from W.Gmc. *lokjan (cf. O.S. lokon, M.Du. loeken, O.H.G. luogen, Ger. dial. lugen "to look out"), of unknown origin, perhaps cognate with Bret. lagud "eye." In O.E., usually with on; the use of at began 14c. Meaning "to have a certain appearance" is from c.1400. Noun meaning "an … more
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Words that sound like Look
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