outlookout‧look /ˈaʊtlʊk/ ●●○ noun [countable] 
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He’s got a good outlook on life. Exercise will improve your looks and your outlook.positive/optimistic outlook She still has an optimistic outlook for the future.2[usually singular] what is expected to happen in the futureoutlook for The outlook for the weekend is unsettled, with periods of heavy rain. The outlook for sufferers from this disease is bleak.economic/financial/political etc outlook a gloomy economic outlook in Western Europe3a view from a particular place: a very pleasing outlook from the bedroom windowCOLLOCATIONSadjectivesa positive/optimistic outlook· Despite her health problems, she has a positive outlook.a negative/pessimistic outlook· This pessimistic outlook on their lives leads to depression.a wider/broader outlook· Education should give students a wider outlook on life.a new/fresh outlook (=new and interesting)· I saw Helen last week and she seemed to have a fresh outlook on life.somebody's mental outlook (=how you feel about the things in your life)· Exercise can help improve your mental outlook.somebody's religious outlook· The Puritans' religious outlook affected every aspect of their lives.somebody's moral/ethical outlook (=beliefs about what is right and wrong)· Their ethical and moral outlook concerning terrorism is the complete opposite of mine.verbshave an outlook· He has quite a conventional outlook.give somebody an outlook· June's new job gave her a fresh outlook.change somebody's outlook· None of my arguments could change his outlook or behavior.
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Thesaurus- After a good vacation, you'll have a completely different outlook.
- His outlook on life is largely a result of his strict education.
- The farmers were narrowly provincial in their outlook.
- Assuming this passes the Congress, it will change the defence outlook radically.
- Because attention was focused on customers and their changing demands, the organisation became dynamic in outlook.
- Consumers continue to be pessimistic about the outlook over the next six months, the Conference Board said.
- Deng responded optimistically that the outlook was still bright.
- Partly due to its history, and partly to temperament, the Home Office is conservative procedurally and cautious in outlook.
- The airline's negative outlook was no surprise.
- Village life and the peasant outlook were conditioned by the administrative arrangements adopted at Emancipation.
- Whenever Stewart showed signs of rejecting that outlook, Joe would fly into a rage.
Longman Language Activatorwhat will happen to someone or something in the future► somebody's future
Collocations what will happen to someone in their job, life etc: · I'm worried about my future.· I had a meeting with my boss to discuss my future.· You really should start thinking about your future. You're not a child anymore.
► the future of something what will happen to something - use this especially to talk about whether something will be successful, will continue to exist etc: · The memo refers to a meeting in Los Angeles, where the future of the network was discussed.
► fate what will happen to someone - used about an important official decision, or about an event in which something very bad happens: · Congress will meet to discuss the fate of the US nuclear defense shield.decide somebody's/something's fate: · The fate of the prisoners will be decided by a panel of three judges.· He urged a nationwide referendum to decide the fate of the country. somebody's/something's fate is sealed (=fixed and definite): · His fate was sealed when The New York Times learned of the situation and began preparing an article about it.seal the fate of (=decide it definitely): · This afternoon's debate is likely to seal the fate of the imprisoned aid workers.
► destiny what someone is going to do in their life and what is going to happen to them during it: · The government wants to give people more control over their own destinies.be somebody's destiny to do something: · Susan wondered whether it was her destiny to marry Jorge and live in Mexico.
► the outlook a general idea of what people expect to happen in the future, and whether they expect things to go well or badly: · The economic outlook is better than it has been for several years.long-range/short-range outlook: · Company officials insist the long-range outlook for share holders will be brighter.the outlook for: · With drought conditions continuing, the outlook for farmers is not very good.
► prospect the idea or possibility that something will happen in the future: · I hope I never have to have a brain operation - it must be an appalling prospect.the prospect of something/doing something: · The prospect of putting weapons in space is frightening to many people.· I had read a great deal about Professor Chomsky and I felt very excited at the prospect of meeting him.· We are facing the prospect of a very hard winter.prospects for: · Prospects for a peace settlement in the region are not very hopeful at the moment.
the way you generally think about something► attitude · When I told them I was a doctor their whole attitude changed.· What I don't need is somebody with an attitude problem.attitude to/towards · His attitude to his new job seemed to be very negative.· In order to change attitudes towards employing women, the government is bringing in new laws.attitude of · They maintained an attitude of defiance to social conventions.
► mentality an attitude that a particular group of people has, which makes them behave in a way that you think is stupid or wrong: · I don't understand the mentality of these teenagers.· She despised the bourgeois mentality of the professional class.· You know, I wonder if this is a male kind of mentality.
► way of thinking the attitude of a person or group, especially about what other people should or should not do: · You'll come to understand my way of thinking when you're my age and you have your own children to worry about.· I was glad to be with people who shared my way of thinking.
► outlook someone's general attitude to life: · After a good vacation, you'll have a completely different outlook.· The farmers were narrowly provincial in their outlook.outlook on (=attitude to life etc): · His outlook on life is largely a result of his strict education.
► world view the attitude that a person, group or nation has towards life or the world: · The traditional Indian world view is based on certain definite concepts.· the Communist world view· He believes the change in the world view has occurred because of the new developments in communications.
► mindset the way a particular person or group tends to think, especially when this is difficult to change: · The residents of this city have an insular mindset, so strangers are not always made welcome.· The mindset of that generation was definitely more obedient than today's.· There does seem to have been a slight shift in the government's mindset in the light of recent events.
information about the weather► weather forecast a description of what the weather will probably be like in the near future, for example on the radio, television, or in newspapers: · The weather forecast predicted blizzards for Scotland.· "Do you think it's going to rain?" "Well it said so on the weather forecast."
► weather report a description of the weather conditions now and in the near future, especially one on the radio or television: · There are weather reports every hour to keep you up to date with driving conditions in your area.· And now over to the London Weather Centre for the latest weather report.
► the weather informal a short radio, television, or newspaper report saying what the weather is likely to be in the near future: · The news from your area will follow the weather in five minutes time.
► the outlook what the weather will probably be like for the next few days, especially according to information provided by the radio, television, or newspapers: · I'm afraid the outlook isn't very good -- they say it's going to rain tomorrow.the outlook for tomorrow/the weekend etc: · The outlook for the weekend is for continued sunny weather.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYadjectives► a positive/optimistic outlook
1your general attitude to life and the worldoutlook on· Despite her health problems, she has a positive outlook.
► a negative/pessimistic outlook· This pessimistic outlook on their lives leads to depression.
► a wider/broader outlook· Education should give students a wider outlook on life.
► a new/fresh outlook (=new and interesting)· I saw Helen last week and she seemed to have a fresh outlook on life.
► somebody's mental outlook (=how you feel about the things in your life)· Exercise can help improve your mental outlook.
► somebody's religious outlook· The Puritans' religious outlook affected every aspect of their lives.
► somebody's moral/ethical outlook (=beliefs about what is right and wrong)· Their ethical and moral outlook concerning terrorism is the complete opposite of mine.
verbs► have an outlook· He has quite a conventional outlook.
► give somebody an outlook· June's new job gave her a fresh outlook.
► change somebody's outlook· None of my arguments could change his outlook or behavior.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a positive attitude/outlook· Having a positive attitude makes life so much better.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► different· Changes in membership of the fund raising committee often means a different outlook and a change in priorities.· But there were those who came to Campbell Hall with a differ-ent past and a different outlook.· Each department takes a different number of outlooks and takes them from different sources.· Completely different outlook from other Soviets.· Same bucket - two different outlooks.· Doctors who are aware of food intolerance and experienced in diagnosing it have a different statistical outlook.· They, however, have a wholly different outlook because of transubstantiation, which sounds like a disease but is a doctrine.
► economic· Around 1883 the economic outlook began to improve.· So there are plenty of reasons to be unalarmed by the economic outlook for 1991.· All four companies need international economic information and outlooks.
► financial· He was not too hopeful of the financial outlook which was far from satisfactory.
► general· The general outlook remains gloomy, according to the Morgan Stanley strategist.
► mental· The spread of this belief marks the divide between the mental outlook of Classical antiquity and that of the Middle Ages.· Those are the right touchstones: breadth of mental outlook and creative imagination.· So, did you line up for London with a positive mental outlook and were you full of confidence?· If I can have a game of polo I feel five hundred times better in my mental outlook.· The following suggestions should help to improve your general health and maintain a well-balanced mental outlook.
► negative· The negative outlook: Negativity creates a vicious circle all its own.· The airline's negative outlook was no surprise.
► new· Read in studio A Shetland Pony who was suffering from depression has been given a new outlook on the world.· But now a new outlook is sweeping large segments of the academic community.· It is representative of a new outlook on life.· But when that's removed at the end of the week, Jeanette will literally have a whole new outlook on life.· But as the tenth century was turning into the eleventh we have the first signs of a new outlook.
► optimistic· That's the optimistic outlook of Bordon businessman Philip Voice, who says he's never had it so good.· These facts account for a more optimistic outlook of potential supply given in the 1981 report.
► political· Despite their distinctive lifestyle, Puritans do not appear to have shared any distinctive social philosophy or consistent political outlook.· The people were undergoing a gradual change in political outlook.· They were very conservative in their political outlook and wanted things to remain exactly as they were under the Romans.· The nobles of Savoy, besides encompassing wide differences of wealth and status, exhibited corresponding variations of political outlook.· In spite of a change in political outlook, the ravaging of national book treasures did not stop in the post-war era.· The work led Russell himself to conclude that the teaching of the subject had no effect whatsoever on pupils' political outlook.
► positive· Want to build a more positive outlook.· There is nothing likelier to give you a positive outlook on life than the cessation of nausea.· So, did you line up for London with a positive mental outlook and were you full of confidence?· Then I took a more positive outlook.· Nearly everyone had a very positive outlook and the plans for action to revive the area were discussed.· Managers say what's needed now is a period of calm and a positive outlook.
► religious· This kind of religious outlook he regarded as neither biblical nor Protestant.· His religious outlook seems to have focused on external ritual.· Its adherents were often politically radical and had religious outlooks tending to the liberal or antinomian.· Puritans believed that their distinctive religious outlook should inform every aspect of their lives.· The religious outlook of the crusaders was more complex and more elusive than Pope Urban's.
NOUN► inflation· Many analysts stressed that the wholesale and consumer reports did not markedly change the inflation outlook for the rest of the year.· These regions have similar inflation outlooks, low-cost labor and projected growth rates two to four times our own growth rate.
VERB► broaden· Pearce has found that his involvement in so many outside bodies has helped to broaden his knowledge and outlook.· But he was good enough, and bright enough, to qualify for the Ensemble, and it broadened his outlook.· Well, Rose Fenemore, now might be the time to broaden your outlook a little.
► change· Assuming this passes the Congress, it will change the defence outlook radically.· There is not a country in the world that can change our outlook as quick as we can.· Whether events in Los Angeles and elsewhere will change the outlook is not at all clear.· That has changed the entire outlook psychologically.· How far have some of us changed in our outlook and how many have not changed at all?· If I felt helpless to change his outlook or behavior, the paralegal truly was helpless.· Many analysts stressed that the wholesale and consumer reports did not markedly change the inflation outlook for the rest of the year.
► improve· Confidence has improved about the outlook for new orders and sales, the report says.· I was the only one who was moving further away, and that knowledge didn't improve my outlook on things in general.
He’s got a good outlook on life. Exercise will improve your looks and your outlook.positive/optimistic outlook She still has an optimistic outlook for the future.2[usually singular] what is expected to happen in the futureoutlook for The outlook for the weekend is unsettled, with periods of heavy rain. The outlook for sufferers from this disease is bleak.economic/financial/political etc outlook a gloomy economic outlook in Western Europe3a view from a particular place: a very pleasing outlook from the bedroom windowCOLLOCATIONSadjectivesa positive/optimistic outlook· Despite her health problems, she has a positive outlook.a negative/pessimistic outlook· This pessimistic outlook on their lives leads to depression.a wider/broader outlook· Education should give students a wider outlook on life.a new/fresh outlook (=new and interesting)· I saw Helen last week and she seemed to have a fresh outlook on life.somebody's mental outlook (=how you feel about the things in your life)· Exercise can help improve your mental outlook.somebody's religious outlook· The Puritans' religious outlook affected every aspect of their lives.somebody's moral/ethical outlook (=beliefs about what is right and wrong)· Their ethical and moral outlook concerning terrorism is the complete opposite of mine.verbshave an outlook· He has quite a conventional outlook.give somebody an outlook· June's new job gave her a fresh outlook.change somebody's outlook· None of my arguments could change his outlook or behavior.