look

1 of 2

verb

ˈlu̇k

looked; looking; looks

transitive verb

: to make sure or take care (that something is done)

censor to look that no man lived idly—

Edward Gee

: to ascertain by the use of one's eyes

look what I brought you

: to exercise the power of vision upon : examine

archaic : to search for

: expect, anticipate

we look to have a good year

: to have in mind as an end

looking to win back some lost profits

archaic : to bring into a place or condition by the exercise of the power of vision

: to express by the eyes or facial expression

the friar looked his surprise—

Robert Brennan

: to have an appearance that befits or accords with

looks her age

intransitive verb

: to exercise the power of vision : see

: to direct one's attention

look upon the future with hope

look at the map

: to direct the eyes

looked up from the newspaper

: to have the appearance or likelihood of being : seem

it looks unlikely

looks to be hard work

: to have a specified outlook

the house looked east

: to gaze in wonder or surprise : stare

: to show a tendency

the evidence looks to acquittal

look

2 of 2

noun

: the act of looking

: glance

: the expression of the countenance

: physical appearance

especially : attractive physical appearance

—usually used in plural

: a combination of design features giving a unified appearance

a new look in women's fashions

: the state or form in which something appears

Phrases

look after

: to take care of

looked after her sick mother

look at

: consider sense 1

looking at the possibility of relocating

: confront, face

looking at a mandatory fine—

Cindy Kilass

look down one's nose

: to view something with arrogance, disdain, or disapproval

writers who look down their noses at popular culture

look for

: to await with hope or anticipation

You can look for me to arrive at noon.

: to search for : seek

looking for a new car

look forward

: to anticipate with pleasure or satisfaction

looking forward to your visit

look into

: explore sense 1a

Investigators are looking into the cause of the accident.

look the other way

: to direct one's attention away from something unpleasant or troublesome

We can't just look the other way while these violations of human rights continue to occur.

look to

: to direct one's attention to

looking to the future

: to rely upon

looks to reading for relaxation

Example Sentences

Verb He looked straight ahead and kept walking. When you take a walk, look around you. She smiled at me and then looked away. He looked back the way he had come. Look both ways before you cross the street. When I finally reached the top I was afraid to look down. She looked from one person to the next. They looked off into the distance. He was looking over his shoulder. Her new haircut makes her look young. Noun I don't think you left it here, but I'll take a look around for it. I took a quick look, but he wasn't there. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

But the singing and dancing T. rex, who rose to global fame in the 1990s as a symbol of love and inclusion, doesn’t look quite the same. —

Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2023 So your mind is directed there to look for that, to find those patterns as opposed to creating a whole new path and doing all the extra leg work and trying to convince people that this is a thing. —

The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 15 Feb. 2023 Arlington ISD didn’t look far to hire Bob Wager’s replacement. —

Dallas News, 14 Feb. 2023 That’s just my chance to make sure the people don’t look at them crazy [for making those co-signs]. —

Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2023 Turning off the monitor, so people don’t look in that direction? —

Connor Ratliff, SPIN, 14 Feb. 2023 After leading by 10 at the half, the Eagles didn’t look the same in the next 30 minutes on either side of the ball. —

Victor Mather, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2023 Coach Brian Dutcher and his staff don’t just look at game film of prospective transfers. —

San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2023 Coming off his team's most lopsided loss of the year, a 34-point beatdown at Pittsburgh on Tuesday, the head coach asked his players to put their heads down and fight — don't even look at the scoreboard until the final buzzer. —

The Courier-Journal, 12 Feb. 2023

Noun

Art critic Christopher Knight has a look at Uta Barth‘s transcendent retrospective exhibit at the Getty Museum. —

Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2023 With the men clad in black trousers and shirts and the women bare-legged and wearing black leotards, each bearing bits of bright color, the piece had the look of men on the street interacting with gymnasts. —

Elaine Schmidt, Journal Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2023 Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Fast X and Star Trek: Picard. —

Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2023 When testing out the L.L.Bean Down-Alternative Damask Pillow, our testers reported that this pillow had the look and feel of a luxury hotel pillow. —

Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2023 Northeastern’s 3-1 win over Boston University had a familiar look, almost a carbon copy of the 2-0 victory the Huskies posted at Agganis Arena Nov. 18. —

Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Feb. 2023 But Greene, who regularly goes sleeveless on the floor even when the room is cooled to suit jacket weather, had a look to keep intact. —

Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2023 The canopy and handlebar have a luxurious look and feel, while the seat and footrest are both adjustable. —

Chris Abell, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2023 The first Eye had the homespun look of a zine—many of the ads were handwritten and hand-drawn; one of the letters to the editor was from Abrams’s aunt, wishing him happiness in his new venture. —

Hannah Gold, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2023 See More

Phrases Containing look

Kids Definition

look

1 of 2 verb

ˈlu̇k

: to exercise the power of vision : see

: to express by the eyes or by an expression of the face

: to have an appearance that is suitable for

looks her age

: seem sense 1

it looks dangerous

: to direct one's attention or eyes

look in the mirror

: point entry 2 sense 4, face

the house looks east

look

2 of 2 noun

: the act of looking

: glance entry 2 sense 3

: the expression of the face

: physical appearance

especially : attractive physical appearance

—usually used in plural

: the state or form in which something appears : aspect

单词	looks
释义	look 1 of 2 verb ˈlu̇k looked; looking; looks transitive verb 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 : to have in mind as an end looking to win back some lost profits 5 archaic : to bring into a place or condition by the exercise of the power of vision 6 : to express by the eyes or facial expression the friar looked his surprise—Robert Brennan 7 : to have an appearance that befits or accords with looks her age intransitive verb 1 a : to exercise the power of vision : see b : to direct one's attention look upon the future with hope look at the map c : to direct the eyes looked up from the newspaper 2 : to have the appearance or likelihood of being : seem it looks unlikely looks to be hard work 3 : to have a specified outlook the house looked east 4 : to gaze in wonder or surprise : stare 5 : to show a tendency the evidence looks to acquittal look 2 of 2 noun 1 a : the act of looking b : glance 2 a : the expression of the countenance b : physical appearance especially : attractive physical appearance —usually used in plural c : a combination of design features giving a unified appearance a new look in women's fashions 3 : the state or form in which something appears Phrases look after : to take care of looked after her sick mother look at 1 : consider sense 1 looking at the possibility of relocating 2 : confront, face looking at a mandatory fine—Cindy Kilass look down one's nose : to view something with arrogance, disdain, or disapproval writers who look down their noses at popular culture look for 1 : to await with hope or anticipation You can look for me to arrive at noon. 2 : to search for : seek looking for a new car look forward : to anticipate with pleasure or satisfaction looking forward to your visit look into : explore sense 1a Investigators are looking into the cause of the accident. look the other way : to direct one's attention away from something unpleasant or troublesome We can't just look the other way while these violations of human rights continue to occur. look to 1 : to direct one's attention to looking to the future 2 : to rely upon looks to reading for relaxation Synonyms Verb act appear come across (as) come off (as) feel make seem sound Noun cast countenance expression face visage See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb He looked straight ahead and kept walking. When you take a walk, look around you. She smiled at me and then looked away. He looked back the way he had come. Look both ways before you cross the street. When I finally reached the top I was afraid to look down. She looked from one person to the next. They looked off into the distance. He was looking over his shoulder. Her new haircut makes her look young. Noun I don't think you left it here, but I'll take a look around for it. I took a quick look, but he wasn't there. See More Recent Examples on the Web Verb But the singing and dancing T. rex, who rose to global fame in the 1990s as a symbol of love and inclusion, doesn’t look quite the same. —Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2023 So your mind is directed there to look for that, to find those patterns as opposed to creating a whole new path and doing all the extra leg work and trying to convince people that this is a thing. —The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 15 Feb. 2023 Arlington ISD didn’t look far to hire Bob Wager’s replacement. —Dallas News, 14 Feb. 2023 That’s just my chance to make sure the people don’t look at them crazy [for making those co-signs]. —Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2023 Turning off the monitor, so people don’t look in that direction? —Connor Ratliff, SPIN, 14 Feb. 2023 After leading by 10 at the half, the Eagles didn’t look the same in the next 30 minutes on either side of the ball. —Victor Mather, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2023 Coach Brian Dutcher and his staff don’t just look at game film of prospective transfers. —San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2023 Coming off his team's most lopsided loss of the year, a 34-point beatdown at Pittsburgh on Tuesday, the head coach asked his players to put their heads down and fight — don't even look at the scoreboard until the final buzzer. —The Courier-Journal, 12 Feb. 2023 Noun Art critic Christopher Knight has a look at Uta Barth‘s transcendent retrospective exhibit at the Getty Museum. —Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2023 With the men clad in black trousers and shirts and the women bare-legged and wearing black leotards, each bearing bits of bright color, the piece had the look of men on the street interacting with gymnasts. —Elaine Schmidt, Journal Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2023 Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Fast X and Star Trek: Picard. —Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2023 When testing out the L.L.Bean Down-Alternative Damask Pillow, our testers reported that this pillow had the look and feel of a luxury hotel pillow. —Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2023 Northeastern’s 3-1 win over Boston University had a familiar look, almost a carbon copy of the 2-0 victory the Huskies posted at Agganis Arena Nov. 18. —Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Feb. 2023 But Greene, who regularly goes sleeveless on the floor even when the room is cooled to suit jacket weather, had a look to keep intact. —Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2023 The canopy and handlebar have a luxurious look and feel, while the seat and footrest are both adjustable. —Chris Abell, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2023 The first Eye had the homespun look of a zine—many of the ads were handwritten and hand-drawn; one of the letters to the editor was from Abrams’s aunt, wishing him happiness in his new venture. —Hannah Gold, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2023 See More Word History Etymology Verb and Noun Middle English, from Old English lōcian; akin to Old Saxon lōcōn to look First Known Use Verb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Noun 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing look feel/look like something the cat brought/dragged/drug in from the look of things give (something) a second look get a good look at look/feel like a million dollars/bucks have a look long look look/shoot/stare daggers at look ahead look a gift horse in the mouth look back look-alike look around look a fright look askance at look before one leaps look down look down on look for trouble look down one's nose at look in on look-in look like look on look lively look on the bright side look over one's shoulder look over look out look out for number one look sharp look snappy look-see look (someone) in the eye look up look to one's laurels steal a peek/look look what the cat dragged in not like the look of look with favor on not look a day over take one look at dart a glance/look at look one's best look round look through don't look now distant look in someone's eye not much to look at look kindly on/upon look (someone) in the face look unkindly on/upon look up to look the part look daggers look after look into look down one's nose look at look the other way look to look for look forward See More feel/look like something the cat brought/dragged/drug in from the look of things give (something) a second look get a good look at look/feel like a million dollars/bucks have a look long look look/shoot/stare daggers at look ahead look a gift horse in the mouth look back look-alike look around look a fright look askance at look before one leaps look down look down on look for trouble look down one's nose at look in on look-in look like look on look lively look on the bright side look over one's shoulder look over look out look out for number one look sharp look snappy look-see look (someone) in the eye look up look to one's laurels steal a peek/look look what the cat dragged in not like the look of look with favor on not look a day over take one look at dart a glance/look at look one's best look round look through don't look now distant look in someone's eye not much to look at look kindly on/upon look (someone) in the face look unkindly on/upon look up to look the part look daggers look after look into look down one's nose look at look the other way look to look for look forward See More Kids Definition look 1 of 2 verb ˈlu̇k 1 : to exercise the power of vision : see 2 : to express by the eyes or by an expression of the face 3 a : to have an appearance that is suitable for looks her age b : seem sense 1 it looks dangerous 4 : to direct one's attention or eyes look in the mirror 5 : point entry 2 sense 4, face the house looks east look 2 of 2 noun 1 a : the act of looking b : glance entry 2 sense 3 2 a : the expression of the face b : physical appearance especially : attractive physical appearance —usually used in plural 3 : the state or form in which something appears : aspect looks 1 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of look 1 as in seems to give the impression of being it looks like it might rain Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance seems feels sounds appears acts makes resembles pretends suggests comes off (as) implies recalls comes across (as) hints dissembles insinuates 2 as in expresses to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion) the music teacher looked her displeasure with a fierce frown Synonyms & Similar Words expresses voices gives sounds states announces expounds says describes proclaims airs ventilates conveys writes raises declares puts forth advertises vents publishes disseminates gives air to offers enunciates submits circulates speaks out communicates speaks up enounces broadcasts sounds off chimes in puts over writes up puts across Antonyms & Near Antonyms suppresses stifles restricts restrains censors 3 as in plans to have in mind as a purpose or goal they were looking to make a fast buck Synonyms & Similar Words plans intends goes means contemplates tries hopes aims designs proposes figures on calculates wishes aspires purports purposes meditates considers allows attempts ponders dreams strives performs struggles achieves debates accomplishes effects executes plots schemes endeavors mulls (over) looks 2 of 2 noun plural of look as in beauty the qualities in a person or thing that as a whole give pleasure to the senses a supermodel's career tends to be entirely based on her exceptional good looks Synonyms & Similar Words beauty beautifulness attractiveness aesthetics prettiness appeal sightliness comeliness handsomeness loveliness elegance gorgeousness cuteness attraction fairness beauteousness charm esthetics sex appeal allure glamour fascination resplendency sexiness desirability resplendence sublimeness delightfulness radiance pulchritude glossiness gloriousness glamor lusciousness shapeliness sublimity radiancy seductiveness perfection desirableness splendidness slickness exquisiteness daintiness flashiness splendiferousness showiness splashiness nubility flawlessness flamboyance foxiness superbness delicacy Antonyms & Near Antonyms ugliness plainness hideousness homeliness unattractiveness grotesqueness unsightliness repulsiveness flaw vileness blemish unloveliness nastiness dreadfulness terribleness horribleness imperfection foulness loathsomeness ghastliness disagreeableness offensiveness repellency unbecomingness See More
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look

verb

noun

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verb

noun