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look ahere

look ahere

9.9
Tell someone to pay attention to what you say or point out
  • idiom
  • Informal
translation icon : mira aquí
  • Look ahere, you need to listen to what I'm saying.

Examples

  • Hey, look ahere at this amazing painting!

  • Look ahere, I have something important to show you.

  • Look ahere, this isn't the way we do things around here.

  • If you're lost, just look ahere for the instructions on the wall.

  • Could you look ahere for a moment?

  • Look ahere, this is the key to understanding the problem.

  • Look ahere, you will find the answers right in front of you.

Synonyms

to look
vslook ahere
∞ 1.0

To direct the eyes toward something to see it

is a spoken informal command aimed at immediate listener focus
to take a look
vslook ahere
∞ 1.3

To look at something to check it or find information

is about drawing attention verbally rather than examining visually
to pay attention
vslook ahere
∞ 1.6

To focus on someone or something and notice carefully

is more informal and used to call immediate conversational focus
to have a look
vslook ahere
412 1.3

To check something carefully, for example an essay or a machine

is an informal spoken prompt asking for attention to speech or point
look here
vslook ahere
  • Informal
61 6.9

To get a person's attention before saying something important or angry

is more informal and directs focus without formal tone
lookie
vslook ahere
  • Informal
30 9.0

A word people say to call someone's attention to something nearby

is more direct in asking someone to concentrate on a point
to get a load of
vslook ahere
  • Informal
24 8.4

Tell someone to look at something surprising or interesting

is more general, asking simply for attention rather than surprise
looky
vslook ahere
  • Informal
8 9.9

People say it to get someone to look at something

is less about invitation and more about directing attention firmly
lookee
vslook ahere
  • Informal
4 9.9

A short word people say to get attention to something surprising or important

is a plain informal command asking for focused attention
to give heed
vslook ahere
1 6.4

To pay careful attention to what someone says or does

is informal and used to get quick attention in conversation
to lookit
vslook ahere
  • Informal
9.9

Tell someone to look at something or pay attention

is similar but more often used to demand immediate focus
lookit over there
vslook ahere
  • Informal
9.9

Say this to get someone to look over there

focuses on getting someone to pay attention to what is said

Antonyms

to ignore
∞ 1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

How Forceful

look ahere
  • Informal
9.9
to listen
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

look ahere main

Morphology

look + ahere

Although 'ahere' is not a standard dictionary form, it appears to be a nonstandard or misspelt variant of 'here', so the phrase effectively functions as 'look here'. Combining 'look' (direct one's eyes) with 'here' (at this place/point) yields a direct instruction to pay attention, a compositional and cross-linguistically common pattern that a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand.

Etymology

Look ahere comes from people quickly saying look and here so the words run into each other. Picture someone pointing and saying it to make another person stop and listen. That's why it means 'pay attention'.