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
noun, as in the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; look
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 search or seek
also used for look
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What does look mean?14
verb
have faith or confidence in“you can count on me to help you any time”
look forward to the probable occurrence of“We were expecting a visit from our relatives”
be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to“The house looks north”
take charge of or deal with“Could you see about lunch?”
give a certain impression of being something or having a certain aspect“She seems to be sleeping”
search or seek“We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; look“She looked over the expanse of land”
to physically appear a certain way to another individual or group“How does she look?”
convey by one's expression“She looked her devotion to me”
accord in appearance with“You don't look your age!”
noun
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people“the feel of the city excited him”
the feelings expressed on a person's face“a sad expression”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; look“he went out to have a look”
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
three syllables
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
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of look
as a noun
- plural
- looks
as a verb
- past tense
- looked
- present participle
- looking
- third-person singular
- looks