verb

look

luuk

verb

To direct one's eyes toward something in order to see it.

"Look over there — do you see the deer?"

"She looked out the window at the falling snow."

To appear or seem in a particular way.

"You look tired today."

"The plan looks solid on paper."

To search for something.

"I've been looking for my keys all morning."

noun

An act of directing one's eyes at something.

"Take a look at this before you decide."

A person's general appearance or style.

"She went for a bold new look this season."

How to Use Look

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo use your eyes to see something, to appear a certain way, or a general glance or appearance.

Common pairings

take a look look for something have a certain look

Word Forms

looked past tense, look plural, looked plural, looks plural, looks singular, look singular, looked singular, lookest singular, lookedst singular, looketh singular

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Etymology

From Old English locian ("to look, gaze"), of West Germanic origin with no certain relatives outside the Germanic languages.

Synonyms

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Related Words

clock see behold attention view fan identify spot

Rhymes for look

ook book cook rook hook nook kook sook fook mook wook Took

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