lookout
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈlʊkˌaʊt/
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vigilancia
- So just be on the lookout for them wherever you see them.
- always on the lookout
- constantly on the lookout
- ever on the lookout
And I don't know, maybe at some point that turns up something nice if we are on the lookout and able to take advantage of it as a people.
- And I don't know, maybe at some point that turns up something nice if we are on the lookout and able to take advantage of it as a people.
- I don't realise how difficult it is to balance and hold a bag at the same time while keeping a lookout for people.
- And beforehand you tell them be on the lookout for the letters R&Z;.
- You were also fishing and then always on the lookout for moose.
- So I've always been always on the lookout for anything Middle Eastern in Mexico.
- So make sure that you're that you're on the on the lookout for that.
- And that's the the kind of milieu I'm always on the lookout for where there's petty resentments that you can take care of.
- So this is how this is something to be on the lookout for, but it's also something you shouldn't necessarily always expect.
Examples
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Always on the lookout for other income possibilities, midlisters often have other writing-related jobs.
Academic text (2008) -
Be on the lookout for a delivery from the DOT okay.
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Be on the lookout and listen for anything strange.
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Simply put: they like what they do and are ever on the lookout for opportunities to keep doing it.
Academic text (2007) -
I still think one of us needs to stay and keep a lookout.
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I'm always on the lookout for new blood.
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As a freelance travel writer, I'm always on the lookout for stories and interesting experiences.
Academic text (2011) -
Teacher-librarians are always on the lookout for ways to introduce and reinforce student information skills.
Academic text (2007) -
I walked the streets with my eyes peeled, ever on the lookout for hidden paparazzi.
Fiction book (2000) -
The security guard maintained a constant lookout for any suspicious activity in the parking lot.
Synonyms
526
6.2
Careful, continuous watching of people or places by the police
211
3.0
The act of watching something to learn about it
179
1.0
A time when someone watches and protects a place or people
36
3.8
A view from a high place that shows the area below
11
2.3
Careful, constant watching of people or things to notice problems
2
4.1
Giving careful, quiet attention to something
1
1.0
Looking at something carefully for some time to notice changes
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Etymology
Lookout comes from the English words look ('to see') and out ('outside' or 'ahead'). A good lookout is the act of watching carefully or staying alert, so the word describes keeping watch for danger or for someone arriving.