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look

/lʊk/noun, verb1 syllable

Look means: have faith or confidence in.

Synonyms for look39

noun, as in the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

noun, as in the feelings expressed on a person's face

expression, aspect, facial expression, face

noun, as in the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; look

looking, looking at

verb, as in have faith or confidence in

verb, as in look forward to the probable occurrence of

verb, as in be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to

verb, as in take charge of or deal with

attend, take care, see

verb, as in give a certain impression of being something or having a certain aspect

verb, as in search or seek

also used for look

hey, listen, listen up, look at me, so, well, gander

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What does look mean?14

verb

1

have faith or confidence in“you can count on me to help you any time”

2

look forward to the probable occurrence of“We were expecting a visit from our relatives”

3

be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to“The house looks north”

4

take charge of or deal with“Could you see about lunch?”

5

give a certain impression of being something or having a certain aspect“She seems to be sleeping”

6

search or seek“We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest”

7

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; look“She looked over the expanse of land”

8

to physically appear a certain way to another individual or group“How does she look?”

9

convey by one's expression“She looked her devotion to me”

10

accord in appearance with“You don't look your age!”

noun

1

the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people“the feel of the city excited him”

2

the feelings expressed on a person's face“a sad expression”

3

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; look“he went out to have a look”

4

physical appearance“I don't like the looks of this place”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with look?13

two syllables

mistook

three syllables

undertookovertook
Show 40 near rhymes

Look in a sentence

  • If you look at the lyrics, they don't really mean much.Zifre
  • From the look of the sky, it may begin to snow tonight.CK
  • Judging from the look of the sky, we may have snow tomorrow.CK
  • Judging from the look of the sky, it will be fine tomorrow.CK
  • Excuse me, but let me have another look at the photo.CK
  • If you don't have anything to do, look at the ceiling of your room.orcrist
  • Suddenly, it started to look almost nice and warm.CK
  • If we were to live on the moon, how large would the earth look?CM

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Forms of look

as a noun

plural
looks

as a verb

past tense
looked
present participle
looking
third-person singular
looks