look
look/lo͝ok/
verb
- direct one's gaze toward someone or something or in a specified direction."people were looking at him"synonyms: glance, gaze, stare, gape, peer, fix one's gaze, focus, peep, peek, take a look, watch, examine, study, inspect, scan, scrutinize, survey, check, contemplate, consider, see, observe, view, regard, pay attention to, take note of, mark, check out, glimpse, spot, spy, lay one's eyes on, catch sight of, eye, take in, ogle, take a gander, have a squint, get a load of, rubberneck, recce, take a dekko, take a butcher's, take a shufti, clock, gawp, eyeball, behold, espy, descry
- think of or regard in a specified way."I look at tennis differently from some coaches"synonyms: regard, consider, think of, deem, judge, count, see, view, take, reckon, believe to be
- have the appearance or give the impression of being."her father looked unhappy"synonyms: seem, seem to be, appear, appear to be, give the impression of being, look to be, present as being, strike someone as being, resemble, bear a resemblance to, 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, echo, have (all) the hallmarks of, simulate, take after, be the spitting image of, be the spit of, be a dead ringer for, favor
- rely on to do or provide something."she will look to you for help"synonyms: turn to, resort to, have recourse to, fall back on, avail oneself of, make use of
noun
- an act of directing one's gaze in order to see someone or something."let me get a closer look"synonyms: glance, observation, view, examination, study, inspection, scan, survey, sight, peep, peek, glimpse, gaze, stare, gape, ogle, eyeful, gander, look-see, once-over, squint, recce, shufti, dekko, butcher's, geek, squiz, Jack Nohi
- the appearance of someone or something, especially as expressing a particular quality."the bedraggled look of the village"synonyms: appearance, air, aspect, bearing, cast, manner, mien, demeanor, features, semblance, guise, facade, impression, effect, atmosphere, mood, quality, ambience, feeling, flavor
exclamation
used to call attention to what one is going to say.
"“Look, this is ridiculous.”"
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6 days ago ˇ 1. a : the act of looking b : glance 2. a : the expression of the countenance b : physical appearance; especially : attractive physical appearance.
LOOK meaning: 1. to direct your eyes in order to see: 2. to try to find something or someone: 3. to appear or…. Learn more.
noun ˇ the act of looking: a look of inquiry. ˇ a visual search or examination. Synonyms: glance, gaze ˇ the way in which a person or thing appears to the eye ...
look in American English ˇ 1. to make use of the sense of sight; see ˇ 2. a. to direct one's eyes in order to see ˇ 3. to try to see or find something; search.
LOOK meaning: 1 : to direct your eyes in a particular direction often + at; 2 : to seem to be something especially because of appearance often used in the ...
to turn your eyes in the direction of something or someone so that you can see them: Look at the picture on page two. Look at me, Daddy!
look ; definition 1: to use the eyes to see. I feel happy when I look at my puppy. similar words: ˇ behold, blink, gaze, glance, glimpse, observe, peek, peep, ...
—used to mean that one thinks that the way something appears suggests something bad or unpleasant. See the full definition ...