look
- noun
- /lʊk/
- So let's take a quick look inside.
- take a look
- a closer look
- a brief look
Examples
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We're going down to the station to have a look at the Missing Persons file.
Fiction book (1990) -
Let me have a look, come on.
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Here, come and take a look at this.
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Go and have a look, will you?
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One went down to the lake and took a look in the water.
Academic text (2011) -
Often the point is to provide a look at the forest and not the trees.
Academic text (1990) -
Thanks for letting me have a look at that.
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Take a look at the Maritime Agency report.
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Let's take a look at the specials.
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After checking the map, we took a quick look at the nearby attractions.
Synonyms
An act of looking carefully at something
A long, careful look at someone or something
A quick look to the side that shows a feeling or intention
The act of using your eyes to check something carefully
A quick glance to the side that shows a feeling or meaning
Idioms
- Informal
A humorous remark to greet someone who arrives unexpectedly or looking messy
To pay attention to something unimportant instead of the main task
Compounds
A person who is very similar in appearance to another person, often a famous person
- Offensive
A messy, not fashionable style often seen on people who like computers or games
How Long
Surface Forms
Etymology
Look comes from an old English word lócian that meant 'to look' or 'to see'. So a look is simply the act of turning your eyes to see something.