Look (Verb)
Meaning 1
Have a certain outward or facial expression; "How does she look?"; "The child looks unhappy"; "She looked pale after the surgery".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 2
Search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
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Meaning 3
Have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 4
Give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "She seems to be sleeping"; "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".
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Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
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Meaning 5
Look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 6
Accord in appearance with; "You don't look your age!".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 7
Take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 8
Perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- Look at the way the sun rises over the mountains.
- When he walked in, everyone stopped and looked.
- Look carefully before crossing the busy street.
- Look what I found hidden under the bed.
- Look outside, a strong storm is approaching.
Hyponyms
- Consider
- Glint
- Get A Load
- Look Backward
- Gawp
- Peek
- Gawk
- Eyeball
- Stare
- Have A Look
- Give The Once Over
- Gape
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Meaning 9
Be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to; "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 10
Convey by one's expression; "She looked her devotion to me".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.