to look
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4.4
- verb
- /lʊk/
:
dar a
- The hotel looks out over the beautiful coastline.
Examples
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Our house looks onto the park, where children play every day.
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You have an insect there that looks exactly like the background leaf.
Academic text (2013) -
"You have to take my word for it, but we're looking at a wonderful view."
Fiction book (1990) -
And there's a terrace here which is so nice that looks out onto the ocean.
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You look disappointed.
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Simple observations indicate that this is so: the horizon looks curved; departing ships disappear hull first.
Academic text (2011) -
The new apartment looks toward the mountains, providing a stunning view.
Synonyms
549
1.0
To point toward something or someone
26
3.0
See something on the other side from where you are
21
3.4
To have a view of an area from a high place like a balcony or window
11
3.5
To face and have a view of a place
6
4.3
To face a particular direction or place
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
Phrasal Verbs
54
7.0
Act in a careful, nervous way because you fear being watched or followed
Compounds
14
3.9
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
Surface Forms
Etymology
Look comes from the old English lócian meaning 'to see' or 'face toward', and this gave us the sense of facing a direction. That is why a house can look south or a window can look onto a garden.