English dictionary
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English noun: look | |||
| 1. | look (attribute) the feelings expressed on a person's face | ||
| Samples | A sad expression. A look of triumph. An angry face. | ||
| Synonyms | aspect, expression, face, facial expression | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | countenance, visage | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | leer, light, spark, sparkle, twinkle | ||
| 2. | look (act) the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually | ||
| Samples | He went out to have a look. His look was fixed on her eyes. He gave it a good looking at. His camera does his looking for him. | ||
| Synonyms | looking, looking at | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | perception, sensing | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | coup d'oeil, dekko, evil eye, glance, glimpse, lookout, observance, observation, outlook, peek, peep, rubber-necking, scrutiny, sight, sightseeing, squint, stare, survey, view, watching | ||
| 3. | look (attribute) physical appearance | ||
| Samples | I don't like the looks of this place. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | appearance, visual aspect | ||
| 4. | look (state) the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people | ||
| Samples | The feel of the city excited him. A clergyman improved the tone of the meeting. It had the smell of treason. | ||
| Synonyms | feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, smell, spirit, tone | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ambiance, ambience, atmosphere | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Hollywood, Zeitgeist | ||
English verb: look | |||
| 1. | look (perception) perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards | ||
| Samples | She looked over the expanse of land. Look at your child!. Look--a deer in the backyard!. | ||
| Examples | They look up the hill | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | admire, consider, eye, eyeball, gape, gawk, gawp, gaze, get a load, give the eye, give the glad eye, give the once over, glance, glint, gloat, goggle, have a look, leer, look around, look away, look back, look backward, ogle, peek, peep, peer, regard, squint, stare, stare, take a look | ||
| Entail | see | ||
| 2. | look (perception) give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect | ||
| Samples | She seems to be sleeping. This appears to be a very difficult problem. This project looks fishy. They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time. | ||
| Examples | John will look angry | ||
| Synonyms | appear, seem | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s Adjective/Noun. Somebody ----s Adjective. Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beam, come across, cut, feel, feel, gleam, glint, glisten, glitter, glow, jump, jump out, leap out, lift, loom, make, pass off, radiate, rear, rise, shine, shine, sound, stand out, stick out | ||
| 3. | look (body) have a certain outward or facial expression | ||
| Samples | How does she look?. The child looks unhappy. She looked pale after the surgery. | ||
| Examples | The food does look good | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s Adjective/Noun. Somebody ----s Adjective | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | squint | ||
| 4. | look (perception) search or seek | ||
| Samples | We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest. Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!. | ||
| Synonyms | search | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | examine, see | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cruise, horn in, hunt, intrude, nose, poke, prospect, pry | ||
| 5. | look (stative) be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to | ||
| Samples | The house looks north. My backyard look onto the pond. The building faces the park. | ||
| Synonyms | face, front | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lie | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | confront | ||
| Verb group | face | ||
| Antonyms | back | ||
| 6. | look (social) take charge of or deal with | ||
| Samples | Could you see about lunch?. I must attend to this matter. She took care of this business. | ||
| Synonyms | attend, see, take care | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | care, give care | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | minister, tend | ||
| 7. | look (communication) convey by one's expression | ||
| Samples | She looked her devotion to me. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | convey | ||
| 8. | look (cognition) look forward to the probable occurrence of | ||
| Samples | We were expecting a visit from our relatives. She is looking to a promotion. He is waiting to be drafted. | ||
| Synonyms | await, expect, wait | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE. Somebody ----s VERB-ing | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | anticipate, expect, hang on, hold on, hold the line, look for, look forward, look to, look to | ||
| Verb group | anticipate, expect | ||
| 9. | look (stative) accord in appearance with | ||
| Samples | You don't look your age!. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally | ||
| 10. | look (cognition) have faith or confidence in | ||
| Samples | You can count on me to help you any time. Look to your friends for support. You can bet on that!. Depend on your family in times of crisis. | ||
| Synonyms | bet, calculate, count, depend, reckon | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bank, rely, swear, trust | ||
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