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    look
    [lo͝ok]
    verb
    look (verb) · looks (third person present) · looked (past tense) · looked (past participle) · looking (present participle)
    1. direct one's gaze toward someone or something or in a specified direction:
      "people were looking at him" · "they looked up as he came into the room" · "Lynn immediately looked down, her face scarlet" · "he thought she wasn't looking"
      • (of a building or room) have a view or outlook in a specified direction:
        "the principal rooms look out over Nahant Bay"
      • ascertain with a quick glance:
        "people finishing work don't look where they're going"
      • attempt to find someone or something:
        "I can't find them—I've looked everywhere"
      • dated
        express or show (something) by one's gaze:
        "Poirot looked a question"
    2. (look at)
      think of or regard in a specified way:
      "I look at tennis differently from some coaches"
      • examine (a matter, especially a problem) and consider what action to take:
        "a committee is looking at the financing of PBS"
    3. have the appearance or give the impression of being:
      "her father looked unhappy" · "the home looked like a prison"
      • informal
        (look like)
        show a likelihood of:
        "it doesn't look like you'll be moving to Brooklyn"
      • (look oneself)
        appear one's normal, healthy self:
        "he just didn't look himself at all"
    4. (look to)
      rely on to do or provide something:
      "she will look to you for help"
      • hope or expect to do something:
        "universities are looking to expand their intakes"
      • archaic
        take care; make sure:
        "Look ye obey the masters of the craft"
    noun
    look (noun) · looks (plural noun)
    1. an act of directing one's gaze in order to see someone or something:
      "let me get a closer look"
      • an expression of a feeling or thought by directing one's gaze:
        "Brenton gave me a funny look"
      • a scrutiny or examination:
        "the government should be taking a look at the amount of grant the council receives"
    2. the appearance of someone or something, especially as expressing a particular quality:
      "the bedraggled look of the village"
      • (looks)
        a person's facial appearance considered aesthetically:
        "he had charm, good looks, and an amusing insouciance"
      • a style or fashion:
        "Italian designers unveiled their latest look"
    exclamation
    1. used to call attention to what one is going to say:
      "“Look, this is ridiculous.”"
    Origin
    Old English lōcian (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to German dialect lugen.
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    verb
    1. direct one's gaze toward someone or something or in a specified direction:
      glance
      gaze
      stare
      gape
      peer
      focus
      peep
      peek
      watch
      examine
      study
      inspect
      scan
      scrutinize
      survey
      check
      contemplate
      consider
      see
      observe
      view
      regard
      mark
      check out
      glimpse
      spot
      spy
      catch sight of
      eye
      take in
      ogle
      get a load of
      rubberneck
      clock
      gawp
      eyeball
      behold
      espy
      descry
      fix one's gaze
      take a look
      pay attention to
      take note of
      lay one's eyes on
      take a gander
      give someone/something a/the once-over
      have a squint
      recce
      take a dekko
      take a butcher's
      take a shufti
      Opposite:
      ignore
      • (of a building or room) have a view or outlook in a specified direction:
        face
        overlook
        front
        command a view
    2. think of or regard in a specified way:
      regard
      consider
      think of
      deem
      judge
      count
      see
      view
      take
      reckon
      believe to be
    3. have the appearance or give the impression of being:
      seem
      appear
      resemble
      bear a resemblance to
      echo
      simulate
      take after
      favor
      seem to be
      appear to be
      have the appearance/air of being
      give the impression of being
      give every appearance/indication of being
      look to be
      present as being
      strike someone as being
      look similar to
      have a look of
      have the appearance of
      remind one of
      put one in mind of
      make one think of
      be the image of
      have (all) the hallmarks of
      be the spitting image of
      be the spit of
      be a dead ringer for
      • rely on to do or provide something:
        turn to
        fall back on
        make use of
        resort to
        have recourse to
        avail oneself of
      noun
      1. an act of directing one's gaze in order to see someone or something:
        glance
        observation
        view
        examination
        study
        inspection
        scan
        survey
        sight
        peep
        peek
        glimpse
        gaze
        stare
        gape
        ogle
        eyeful
        gander
        look-see
        once-over
        squint
        shufti
        dekko
        geek
        recce
        butcher's
        squiz
        Jack Nohi
        • an expression of a feeling or thought by directing one's gaze:
          expression
          mien
      2. the appearance of someone or something, especially as expressing a particular quality:
        appearance
        air
        aspect
        bearing
        cast
        manner
        mien
        demeanor
        features
        semblance
        guise
        facade
        impression
        effect
        atmosphere
        mood
        quality
        ambience
        feeling
        flavor
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