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look at
see look at watch">watch1. 'see'When you see something, you are aware of it through your eyes, or you notice it. We saw black smoke coming from the building.I waved, but nobody saw me.See see2. 'look at'When you look at something, you direct your eyes towards it. He looked at the food on his plate.People looked at her in astonishment.See look3. 'watch'When you watch something, you pay attention to it using your eyes, because you are interested in what it is doing, or in what may happen. We watched the sunset.They just stood and watched while she carried all the bags inside.4. entertainment and sportBoth see and watch are used when you are talking about entertainment or sport. When you go to the theatre or cinema, you say that you see a play or film. I saw that movie when I was a child.We saw him in 'Hamlet'.Don't say that someone 'looks at' a play or film. Don't say, for example 'I looked at that movie'. You say that someone watches television. You can say that someone watches or sees a particular programme. He spends hours watching television.He watched a rugby match on television.I saw his speech on the news.Similarly, you say that someone watches a sport such as football, but you can say that they watch or see a particular match. More people are watching cricket than ever before.Did you watch the game last night?Millions of people saw the World Cup Final.Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | look at - take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"deal, consider, takecontemplate - consider as a possibility; "I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job"trifle, dally, play - consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"think about - have on one's mind, think about actively; "I'm thinking about my friends abroad"; "She always thinks about her children first"abstract - consider apart from a particular case or instance; "Let's abstract away from this particular example"warm to - become excited about; "He warmed to the idea of a trip to Antarctica" | | 2. | look at - look at carefully; study mentally; "view a problem"view, consideranalyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas - consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"contemplate - look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought; "contemplate one's navel"groak - look or stare at longingly; "The dog his master who was eating a sausage" |
Translationslook at
look at (someone or something)1. To focus one's glance or gaze on someone or something. Look at me when I'm talking to you! I looked at all the paintings in the museum, but none of them really made an impression on me.2. To examine, observe, or analyze someone or something. You should let our team's physiotherapist look at you—we want to make sure it isn't anything more serious than a sprain. We have a specialist coming in to look at the antique to verify its authenticity. Would you mind looking at my report to see if I've made any errors?3. To consider or regard someone or something. We're looking at a number of people we think would be well-suited to the job. The boss said he'll have to look at the budget for this year to see if we can afford hiring more staff. There's a whole other angle to this whole situation that we haven't looked at yet.See also: looklook at someone or somethingto examine someone or something. The doctor needs to look at the wound before you leave. You had better have the doctor look at you. That is a nasty wound.See also: looklook at
Synonyms for look atverb take into consideration for exemplifying purposesSynonymsRelated Words- contemplate
- trifle
- dally
- play
- think about
- abstract
- warm to
verb look at carefullySynonymsRelated Words- analyse
- analyze
- examine
- study
- canvass
- canvas
- contemplate
- groak
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