look
look Lexical Profile
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• noun
An act of directing one's gaze in order to see someone or something, or a brief inspection.
"The mechanic took a careful look at the engine before giving us an estimate."
The appearance, facial expression, or visual style of a person or thing.
"She had a puzzled look on her face when she opened the unexpected package."
• verb
To give the impression of being; to appear or seem.
"You look exhausted after working that twelve-hour shift."
To direct one's gaze toward someone or something or in a specified direction.
"She looked out the window to see if the mail carrier had arrived."
To search for something or try to find someone or something.
"I have been looking everywhere for my keys all morning."
To face or be oriented in a specified direction (of a building or room).
"The hotel balcony looks out over the Mediterranean Sea."
• interjection
Used to call attention to something or to emphasize a point in conversation.
"Look, we simply do not have enough time to rewrite the entire proposal before tomorrow."
Word Nuance & Usage
Unlike 'see' (which describes passive visual perception) and 'watch' (which implies observing something in motion over time), 'look' denotes the deliberate act of directing one's gaze toward something, typically followed by the preposition 'at'.
• Rhymes for look
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English lōcian ('to direct one's gaze, behold, observe'), from Proto-West Germanic *lōkōn, of uncertain ultimate origin.