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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
Example:
his camera does his looking for him
Synonyms:
look; looking; looking at
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("look" is a kind of...):
perception; sensing (becoming aware of something via the senses)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "look"):
coup d'oeil; glance; glimpse (a quick look)
scrutiny (a prolonged intense look)
squint (the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed)
stare (a fixed look with eyes open wide)
evil eye (a look that is believed to have the power of inflicting harm)
rubber-necking; sightseeing (going about to look at places of interest)
observance; observation; watching (the act of observing; taking a patient look)
lookout; outlook (the act of looking out)
sight; survey; view (the act of looking or seeing or observing)
dekko (British slang for a look)
Derivation:
look (perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Physical appearance
Example:
I don't like the looks of this place
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("look" is a kind of...):
appearance; visual aspect (outward or visible aspect of a person or thing)
Derivation:
look (have a certain outward or facial expression)
look (give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The feelings expressed on a person's face
Example:
an angry face
Synonyms:
aspect; expression; face; facial expression; look
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("look" is a kind of...):
countenance; visage (the appearance conveyed by a person's face)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "look"):
leer (a suggestive or sneering look or grin)
light; spark; sparkle; twinkle (merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance)
Derivation:
look (have a certain outward or facial expression)
look (convey by one's expression)
look (give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
Example:
it had the smell of treason
Synonyms:
feel; feeling; flavor; flavour; look; smell; spirit; tone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("look" is a kind of...):
ambiance; ambience; atmosphere (a particular environment or surrounding influence)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "look"):
Hollywood (a flashy vulgar tone or atmosphere believed to be characteristic of the American film industry)
Zeitgeist (the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation)
Derivation:
look (give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they look ... he / she / it looks
Past simple: looked
Past participle: looked
-ing form: looking
Sense 1
Meaning:
Have a certain outward or facial expression
Example:
She looked pale after the surgery
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "look" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "look"):
squint (partly close one's eyes, as when hit by direct blinding light)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
Sentence example:
The food does look good
Derivation:
look (physical appearance)
look (the feelings expressed on a person's face)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Have faith or confidence in
Example:
Depend on your family in times of crisis
Synonyms:
bank; bet; calculate; count; depend; look; reckon; rely; swear
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "look" is one way to...):
trust (have confidence or faith in)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 3
Meaning:
Look forward to the probable occurrence of
Example:
he is waiting to be drafted
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Verb group:
anticipate; expect (regard something as probable or likely)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "look"):
expect (look forward to the birth of a child)
look forward (expect or hope for)
look to (turn one's interests or expectations towards)
hang on; hold on; hold the line (hold the phone line open)
anticipate; look for; look to (be excited or anxious about)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Sense 4
Meaning:
Convey by one's expression
Example:
She looked her devotion to me
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "look" is one way to...):
convey ((of information) make known; pass on)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Derivation:
look (the feelings expressed on a person's face)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
Example:
Look--a deer in the backyard!
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
"Look" entails doing...:
see (perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "look"):
peer (look searchingly)
squint (be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus)
give the eye; give the once over (look at with a critical eye)
gloat (gaze at or think about something with great self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy)
glance; glint; peek (throw a glance at; take a brief look at)
peep (look furtively)
admire (look at with admiration)
gape; gawk; gawp; goggle (look with amazement; look stupidly)
leer (look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression)
give the glad eye (look seductively at someone)
ogle (look at with amorous intentions)
consider; regard (look at attentively)
gaze; stare (look at with fixed eyes)
look around (look about oneself)
look away (avert one's gaze)
look back; look backward (look towards one's back)
get a load; have a look; take a look (look at with attention)
stare (fixate one's eyes)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
They look up the hill
Also:
look up to (feel admiration for)
look up (seek information from)
look on (observe with attention)
look into (examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition)
look for (try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of)
look back (look towards one's back)
look back (look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember)
look away (avert one's gaze)
look after (keep under careful scrutiny)
Derivation:
look (the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually)
looker (a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind))
Sense 6
Meaning:
Give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
Example:
They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "look" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "look"):
feel (be felt or perceived in a certain way)
loom (come into view indistinctly, often threateningly)
jump; jump out; leap out; stand out; stick out (be highly noticeable)
gleam; glint; glisten; glitter; shine (be shiny, as if wet)
beam; glow; radiate; shine (have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink)
come across (be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression)
sound (appear in a certain way)
pass off (be accepted as something or somebody in a false character or identity)
feel (produce a certain impression)
cut (give the appearance or impression of)
make (appear to begin an activity)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Sentence example:
John will look angry
Derivation:
look (physical appearance)
look (the feelings expressed on a person's face)
look (the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Search or seek
Example:
Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!
Synonyms:
look; search
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "look" is one way to...):
examine; see (observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "look"):
hunt (search (an area) for prey)
cruise (look for a sexual partner in a public place)
prospect (search for something desirable)
horn in; intrude; nose; poke; pry (search or inquire in a meddlesome way)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 8
Meaning:
Take charge of or deal with
Example:
She took care of this business
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "look" is one way to...):
care; give care (provide care for)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "look"):
minister (attend to the wants and needs of others)
tend (have care of or look after)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Sense 9
Meaning:
Accord in appearance with
Example:
You don't look your age!
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "look" is one way to...):
agree; check; correspond; fit; gibe; jibe; match; tally (be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 10
Meaning:
Be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
Example:
The building faces the park
Synonyms:
face; front; look
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "look" is one way to...):
lie (be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position)
Verb group:
face (be opposite)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "look"):
confront (be face to face with)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Context examples:
These studies, he explains, look at cardiovascular risk “markers”—factors related to heart health, such as blood pressure—not long-term outcomes like heart disease and stroke.
(Can Chocolate Really Be Good for You?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Blasts of radiation and winds from newborn stars push these PAHs into a spherical shells that look like green bubbles in Spitzer's images.
(Citizen Scientists Discover Yellow "Space Balls", NASA)
This view looks toward the anti-Saturn hemisphere of Rhea.
(Regarding Rhea, NASA)
A benign (not cancer) condition in which there are more cells than normal in the breast lobules and the cells look abnormal under a microscope.
(ALH, NCI Dictionary)
A rare, aggressive type of thyroid cancer in which the malignant (cancer) cells look very different from normal thyroid cells.
(Anaplastic thyroid cancer, NCI Dictionary)
The BCPT also looked at whether taking tamoxifen would decrease the number of heart attacks and reduce the number of bone fractures in these women.
(Breast Cancer Prevention Trial, NCI Thesaurus)
A method used to examine the lining of the breast ducts to look for abnormal tissue.
(Breast duct endoscopy, NCI Dictionary)
"You are a strange child, Miss Jane," she said, as she looked down at me; "a little roving, solitary thing: and you are going to school, I suppose?"
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
These cells are then looked at under a microscope.
(Bronchial brush biopsy, NCI Dictionary)
Then she looked into my upturned face with a very wistful smile.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
