look-seen.

Brit.

/ˈlʊksiː/, U.S.

/ˈlʊkˌsi/

Forms: 1800s– look-see, 1900s– looksy.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Chinese Pidgin English. Or (ii) formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: Chinese Pidgin English look-see ; look-see v.

Etymology: Either < Chinese Pidgin English look-see, noun ( < look see , verb: see look-see v.), or directly < look-see v. Compare earlier look n. and see n.²The form looksy probably shows a reinterpretation of the second element as -sy suffix².

colloquial.

1. A (quick) inspection or examination; a survey; a reconnaissance.In early use in representations or imitations of Chinese Pidgin English.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > inspection, survey > [noun]

surveyancec1386

surveying1467

survey1548

reviewing1573

review1604

traverse1658

retrospection1661

surveyala1677

reconnaissance1815

reconnoissance1824

look-see1876

look-over1883

reconnoitre1891

poke round1901

traversal1903

recce1941

tour d'horizon1952

1876 C. G. Leland Pidgin-Eng. Sing-song 74 My eye make velly good look-see Sometim to catchee chow-chow.

1883 Boy's Own Paper 22 Dec. 185/1 I 'spec she just come here to makee look see how de people get on.

1906 J. London Let. 25 Apr. (1966) 204 Would you care to have a look-see at it for publication in the magazine?

1939 J. Pascoe Unclimbed N.Z. v. 67 A hurried reconnaissance, or in Colonial argot, a ‘look-see’, disclosed that.

1968 A. Diment Bang Bang Birds ii. 13 I took a long looksee through my..binoculars.

1982 L. Olivier Confessions of Actor ii. ix. 162 He thought it might be worth my making the trip to have a look-see.

2006 J. Dibbell Play Money xiii. 91 The only human intervention required was a quick daily look-see at how the gold was growing.

2. Appearance, aspect. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > appearance or aspect > [noun]

onseneeOE

bleea1000

shapeOE

ylikeOE

laitc1175

semblanta1225

sightc1275

fare1297

showingc1300

specea1325

parelc1330

guise1340

countenance1362

semblance?a1366

apparel1377

regardc1380

apparencec1384

imagec1384

spicec1384

overseeminga1398

kenninga1400

seemingc1400

visage1422

rinda1450

semenauntc1450

'pearance1456

outwardc1475

representation1489

favour?a1500

figurea1522

assemblant1523

prospect?1533

respect1535

visure1545

perceiverance1546

outwardshine1549

species1559

utter-shape1566

look1567

physiognomy1567

face1572

paintry1573

visor1575

mienc1586

superficies?1589

behaviour1590

aspect1594

complexion1597

confrontment1604

show1604

aira1616

beseeminga1616

formality1615

resemblancea1616

blush1620

upcomea1630

presentment1637

scheme1655

sensation1662

visibility1669

plumage1707

facies1727

remark1748

extrinsica1797

exterior1801

showance1820

the cut of one's jib1823

personnel1839

personal appearance1842

what-like1853

look-see1898

outwall1933

visuality1938

prosopon1947

1898 Atlantic Monthly Aug. 149/2 The ‘look-see’ (appearance) and the ‘make-see’ (delusive persuasion) constitute the substance of life.

1905 Japan Weekly Mail 23 Dec. 681/3 The ‘look-see’ must be kept up at all costs.

1926 M. Leinster Dew on Leaf 82 I distrust the look-see of things.

2008 K. Antieau Ruby's Imagine i. 24 Her rufous wings had the looksee of moving in slow motion.

3. Military slang. A telescope or periscope. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > instrument for distant vision > [noun] > telescope

trunk1610

trunk-glass1613

trunk-spectacle1613

telescope1619

tube1651

field glass1782

look-see1925

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > instrument for distant vision > [noun] > periscope (at sea)

periscope1899

look-see1925

perisher1925

1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 147 A look see, a telescope, a periscope.

Compounds

General attributive.

ΚΠ

1898 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 24 June 683/1 ‘Look-see’ men; that is, gentlemen who are employed in walking round the mills to ‘look-see’ if others are attending to their work.

1941 Christian Sci. Monitor 25 July 15/1 The look-see boy is an assistant caddie who stations himself ahead of the player where he can follow the ball.

1960 W. Harris Palace of Peacock v. 49 He and me brother gone for a lil look-see walk.

1971 M. Tak Truck Talk 101 Look-see window, a window in the rear of the sleeper that assists the driver in backing up by increasing his visibility.

1973 Sci. Amer. Oct. 114/1 ‘Look-see’ diagrams that offer visual proof of complex algebraic formulas.

2005 T. Rich et al. in D. Tucker et al. Handbk. Biodiversity Methods xv. 312/1 The look-see approach tends to underestimate population size compared with more systematic approaches.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

look-seev.

Brit.

/ˈlʊksiː/, U.S.

/ˈlʊkˌsi/

Origin: A borrowing from Chinese Pidgin English. Etymon: Chinese Pidgin English look-see.

Etymology: < Chinese Pidgin English look-see < look v. + see v., apparently after a Chinese expression with a resultative construction (in which the second element represents the result of an action specified by the first), although the exact model is unclear and may be from any of several varieties of Chinese; compare e.g. (Mandarin) kànjiàn to see ( < kàn to look + jiàn to see).

colloquial. Only in the infinitive and imperative. Now somewhat rare.

1. intransitive. To investigate, find out, examine; (also in weakened sense) to see. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > investigate, inspect [verb (intransitive)]

inquirec1330

aska1382

ensearch1382

questiona1500

investigate?1520

vestigatea1561

to look into ——1561

perpend1568

mouse1575

rake1603

undergo1605

fathom1607

ravel1618

examine1628

inquisition1644

to cast abouta1676

inspect1703

sound1793

disquisitea1823

look-see1862

to cast about one1867

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (intransitive)] > look or behold

belookeOE

lookeOE

beseec1000

stareOE

showOE

beholdc1175

seec1225

heedc1275

witec1320

advisec1325

to see to ——a1375

rewarda1382

to cast an eye, glance, lookc1385

blush?a1400

glift?a1400

visea1400

considerc1400

vizy1513

regard1523

spectate1709

to have a see1839

look-see1862

vision1898

screw1905

shufti1943

to take (or have) a shufti1943

1862 National Mag. 12 157/2 I went up to ‘look see’, and found that they were working away admirably.

1863 A. A. Fisher Personal Narr. Three Years' Service in China ii. 35 To ‘look see’ is..much more than to look; perhaps what an American would call to prospect.

1898 Japan Weekly Mail 29 Dec. 688/1 A Chinese Imperial Commission was despatched to the West ‘to look-see’, and write reports.

1919 Boys' Life Aug. 13/2 I sent Billi down to look-see.

1921 Z. Grey Call of Canyon (1924) v. 107 Come—looksee, as they Indians say.

1950 P. Larkin Let. 20 May in Sel. Lett. (1992) 164 This life is a regular bastard, looksee!

2007 A. E. Abney Wings over Illinois ii. 208 Back to the airport for the tower to look-see.

2. transitive. To inspect, examine, look at (something). Chiefly with indirect question as object: to see, find out, ascertain (how, if, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > investigate, examine [verb (transitive)]

underseekc897

speerc900

lookeOE

askOE

seeOE

teem witnessc1200

seeka1300

fand13..

inquirec1300

undergoc1315

visit1338

pursuea1382

searcha1382

examinec1384

assay1387

ensearchc1400

vesteyea1425

to have in waitc1440

perpend1447

to bring witnessc1475

vey1512

investigate?1520

recounta1530

to call into (also in) question1534

finger1546

rip1549

sight1556

vestigatea1561

to look into ——1561

require1563

descry?1567

sound1579

question1590

resolve1593

surview1601

undersearch1609

sift1611

disquire1621

indagate1623

inspect1623

pierce1640

shrive1647

in-looka1649

probe1649

incern1656

quaeritate1657

inquisite1674

reconnoitre1740

explore1774

to bring to book1786

look-see1867

scrutate1882

to shake down1915

sleuth1939

screen1942

1867 Chambers's Jrnl. 9 Nov. 717/1 He would often..come to my berth, as he said, ‘to look see how master was’.

1877 in R. C. Houghton Women of Orient viii. 165 I wish that you could..have been there to ‘look see’ the entertainment, as the Chinaman says.

1898 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 24 June 683/1 Gentlemen who are employed in walking round the mills to ‘look-see’ if others are attending to their work.

1912 C. D. Mackellar Scented Isles & Coral Gardens 307 All Chinese boats have the two eyes in the bows, to ‘look-see’ where they are going.

1995 M. Collins Colour of Forgetting 36 Learn to laugh, you hear, chile. Don't even wait to look see if you find a funny side.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	look-see
释义	look-seen. Brit. /ˈlʊksiː/, U.S. /ˈlʊkˌsi/ Forms: 1800s– look-see, 1900s– looksy. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Chinese Pidgin English. Or (ii) formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: Chinese Pidgin English look-see ; look-see v. Etymology: Either < Chinese Pidgin English look-see, noun ( < look see , verb: see look-see v.), or directly < look-see v. Compare earlier look n. and see n.²The form looksy probably shows a reinterpretation of the second element as -sy suffix². colloquial. 1. A (quick) inspection or examination; a survey; a reconnaissance.In early use in representations or imitations of Chinese Pidgin English. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > inspection, survey > [noun] surveyancec1386 surveying1467 survey1548 view1569 reviewing1573 review1604 traverse1658 retrospection1661 surveyala1677 reconnaissance1815 reconnoissance1824 look-see1876 look-over1883 reconnoitre1891 poke round1901 traversal1903 recce1941 tour d'horizon1952 1876 C. G. Leland Pidgin-Eng. Sing-song 74 My eye make velly good look-see Sometim to catchee chow-chow. 1883 Boy's Own Paper 22 Dec. 185/1 I 'spec she just come here to makee look see how de people get on. 1906 J. London Let. 25 Apr. (1966) 204 Would you care to have a look-see at it for publication in the magazine? 1939 J. Pascoe Unclimbed N.Z. v. 67 A hurried reconnaissance, or in Colonial argot, a ‘look-see’, disclosed that. 1968 A. Diment Bang Bang Birds ii. 13 I took a long looksee through my..binoculars. 1982 L. Olivier Confessions of Actor ii. ix. 162 He thought it might be worth my making the trip to have a look-see. 2006 J. Dibbell Play Money xiii. 91 The only human intervention required was a quick daily look-see at how the gold was growing. 2. Appearance, aspect. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > appearance or aspect > [noun] onseneeOE bleea1000 shapeOE ylikeOE laitc1175 semblanta1225 sightc1275 fare1297 showingc1300 specea1325 parelc1330 guise1340 countenance1362 semblance?a1366 apparel1377 regardc1380 apparencec1384 imagec1384 spicec1384 overseeminga1398 kenninga1400 seemingc1400 visage1422 rinda1450 semenauntc1450 'pearance1456 outwardc1475 representation1489 favour?a1500 figurea1522 assemblant1523 prospect?1533 respect1535 visure1545 perceiverance1546 outwardshine1549 view1556 species1559 utter-shape1566 look1567 physiognomy1567 face1572 paintry1573 visor1575 mienc1586 superficies?1589 behaviour1590 aspect1594 complexion1597 confrontment1604 show1604 aira1616 beseeminga1616 formality1615 resemblancea1616 blush1620 upcomea1630 presentment1637 scheme1655 sensation1662 visibility1669 plumage1707 facies1727 remark1748 extrinsica1797 exterior1801 showance1820 the cut of one's jib1823 personnel1839 personal appearance1842 what-like1853 look-see1898 outwall1933 visuality1938 prosopon1947 1898 Atlantic Monthly Aug. 149/2 The ‘look-see’ (appearance) and the ‘make-see’ (delusive persuasion) constitute the substance of life. 1905 Japan Weekly Mail 23 Dec. 681/3 The ‘look-see’ must be kept up at all costs. 1926 M. Leinster Dew on Leaf 82 I distrust the look-see of things. 2008 K. Antieau Ruby's Imagine i. 24 Her rufous wings had the looksee of moving in slow motion. 3. Military slang. A telescope or periscope. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > instrument for distant vision > [noun] > telescope trunk1610 trunk-glass1613 trunk-spectacle1613 telescope1619 tube1651 field glass1782 look-see1925 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > instrument for distant vision > [noun] > periscope (at sea) periscope1899 look-see1925 perisher1925 1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 147 A look see, a telescope, a periscope. Compounds General attributive. ΚΠ 1898 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 24 June 683/1 ‘Look-see’ men; that is, gentlemen who are employed in walking round the mills to ‘look-see’ if others are attending to their work. 1941 Christian Sci. Monitor 25 July 15/1 The look-see boy is an assistant caddie who stations himself ahead of the player where he can follow the ball. 1960 W. Harris Palace of Peacock v. 49 He and me brother gone for a lil look-see walk. 1971 M. Tak Truck Talk 101 Look-see window, a window in the rear of the sleeper that assists the driver in backing up by increasing his visibility. 1973 Sci. Amer. Oct. 114/1 ‘Look-see’ diagrams that offer visual proof of complex algebraic formulas. 2005 T. Rich et al. in D. Tucker et al. Handbk. Biodiversity Methods xv. 312/1 The look-see approach tends to underestimate population size compared with more systematic approaches. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). look-seev. Brit. /ˈlʊksiː/, U.S. /ˈlʊkˌsi/ Origin: A borrowing from Chinese Pidgin English. Etymon: Chinese Pidgin English look-see. Etymology: < Chinese Pidgin English look-see < look v. + see v., apparently after a Chinese expression with a resultative construction (in which the second element represents the result of an action specified by the first), although the exact model is unclear and may be from any of several varieties of Chinese; compare e.g. (Mandarin) kànjiàn to see ( < kàn to look + jiàn to see). colloquial. Only in the infinitive and imperative. Now somewhat rare. 1. intransitive. To investigate, find out, examine; (also in weakened sense) to see. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > investigate, inspect [verb (intransitive)] inquirec1330 aska1382 ensearch1382 questiona1500 investigate?1520 vestigatea1561 to look into ——1561 perpend1568 mouse1575 rake1603 undergo1605 fathom1607 ravel1618 examine1628 inquisition1644 to cast abouta1676 inspect1703 sound1793 disquisitea1823 look-see1862 to cast about one1867 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (intransitive)] > look or behold belookeOE lookeOE beseec1000 stareOE showOE beholdc1175 seec1225 heedc1275 witec1320 advisec1325 to see to ——a1375 rewarda1382 to cast an eye, glance, lookc1385 blush?a1400 glift?a1400 visea1400 considerc1400 vizy1513 regard1523 spectate1709 to have a see1839 look-see1862 vision1898 screw1905 shufti1943 to take (or have) a shufti1943 1862 National Mag. 12 157/2 I went up to ‘look see’, and found that they were working away admirably. 1863 A. A. Fisher Personal Narr. Three Years' Service in China ii. 35 To ‘look see’ is..much more than to look; perhaps what an American would call to prospect. 1898 Japan Weekly Mail 29 Dec. 688/1 A Chinese Imperial Commission was despatched to the West ‘to look-see’, and write reports. 1919 Boys' Life Aug. 13/2 I sent Billi down to look-see. 1921 Z. Grey Call of Canyon (1924) v. 107 Come—looksee, as they Indians say. 1950 P. Larkin Let. 20 May in Sel. Lett. (1992) 164 This life is a regular bastard, looksee! 2007 A. E. Abney Wings over Illinois ii. 208 Back to the airport for the tower to look-see. 2. transitive. To inspect, examine, look at (something). Chiefly with indirect question as object: to see, find out, ascertain (how, if, etc.). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > investigate, examine [verb (transitive)] underseekc897 speerc900 lookeOE askOE seeOE teem witnessc1200 seeka1300 fand13.. inquirec1300 undergoc1315 visit1338 pursuea1382 searcha1382 examinec1384 assay1387 ensearchc1400 vesteyea1425 to have in waitc1440 perpend1447 to bring witnessc1475 vey1512 investigate?1520 recounta1530 to call into (also in) question1534 finger1546 rip1549 sight1556 vestigatea1561 to look into ——1561 require1563 descry?1567 sound1579 question1590 resolve1593 surview1601 undersearch1609 sift1611 disquire1621 indagate1623 inspect1623 pierce1640 shrive1647 in-looka1649 probe1649 incern1656 quaeritate1657 inquisite1674 reconnoitre1740 explore1774 to bring to book1786 look-see1867 scrutate1882 to shake down1915 sleuth1939 screen1942 1867 Chambers's Jrnl. 9 Nov. 717/1 He would often..come to my berth, as he said, ‘to look see how master was’. 1877 in R. C. Houghton Women of Orient viii. 165 I wish that you could..have been there to ‘look see’ the entertainment, as the Chinaman says. 1898 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 24 June 683/1 Gentlemen who are employed in walking round the mills to ‘look-see’ if others are attending to their work. 1912 C. D. Mackellar Scented Isles & Coral Gardens 307 All Chinese boats have the two eyes in the bows, to ‘look-see’ where they are going. 1995 M. Collins Colour of Forgetting 36 Learn to laugh, you hear, chile. Don't even wait to look see if you find a funny side. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1876v.1862
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