look

Meaning

1. To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
2. (colloquial) To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
3. To appear, to seem.
4. To give an appearance of being.
5. To search for, to try to find.
6. To face or present a view.
7. To expect or anticipate.
8. To express or manifest by a look.
9. To make sure of, to see to.
10. To show oneself in looking.
11. To check, to make sure (of something).
12. (obsolete) To look at; to turn the eyes toward.
13. (obsolete) To seek; to search for.
14. (obsolete) To influence, overawe, or subdue by looks or presence.
15. To look at a pitch as a batter without swinging at it.

look

see

appearance

glance

watch

view

look at

seem

gaze

aspect

sight

face

appear

behold

observe

expression

countenance

stare

glimpse

regard

seek

examine

air

mien

form

eye

looking

shape

semblance

peer

consider

look like

features

eyes

manner

take a look

vision

looks

front

style

facial expression

pay attention

scan

peep

say

feature

resemble

expect

deem

read

here are

here is

guise

exterior

outside

hey

notice

peek

visage

seeing

glare

await

wait

looking at

feel

tone

perceive

show

there

take a look at

gaze at

look out for

act

appear to be

look as if

look at me

look out

express

catch sight of

inspect

bearing

demeanor

descry

inspection

fashion

carriage

ogle

hunt

quest

bet

calculate

count

depend

reckon

feeling

flavor

flavour

smell

spirit

dekko

keek

sound

spy

shew

complexion

give

present

hallo

you there

here

attend

take care

look into

kind

sample

gawp

goggle

watch for

here you are

now

pace

respect

speed

velocity

appear as

cut

have a good look at

scrutinize

at a glance

summary

phase

one’s eyes

float

dress

expression of the eyes

signal

to feel

spot

weaving machine

circumspect

oversee

outer

appreciate

contemplation

scrutiny

visual search

glimse

tend

physiognomy

examination

investigation

probe

veneer

give a glance

just look

there’s

image

fasten one’s eyes/gaze

keep an eye

resemblance

drop

be looking

bo-peep

deck

favour

gander

immaculate appearance

judgement

lamp

await arrival

neat appearance

screw

views

eyesight

turn and look

gait

expression of the face

complextion

of course

revision

give on

glower

witness

glower at

toil

twinkle

carping

figure

obloquy

rap

facet

obverse

genre

look round

here it is

turn

review

open the eyes

be looked at

there are

there is

know

sign

for sure

indeed

scene

judge

watch carefully

cast around

look for

prospect

quest after

quest for

minister

facial gesture

catch

esteem

hold

spectate

take in

call

viewing

betray

bewray

bring forth

come across

evidence

point

post

record

screen

draw close

fall back

lean

lean against

lean on

nestle

rest

rest on

recline

carry

intermediate

pass on

predicate

color

below standard

foresee

look alive

remind

okay

look here

hue

shade

towards

well then

look around

seen

pay attention to

deek

leek

take after

give the impression

pertain

characteristic

arise

arrive

introduce

occur

offer

blend

get married

go well

marry

have a glance

lay eyes

look after

investigate

sort out

pattern

good looking

pretty

hope

rely upon

request

attitude

opinion

make believe

beholding

demeanour

mind

anticipate

have a look

have a look-see

gape

gaup

gawk

note

roof

look up to

confuse

angry look

look askance

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lʊk/

From Middle English loken, lokien, from Old English lōcian, from Proto-West Germanic *lōkōn. Further origin unknown, no certain cognates outside Germanic. Cognate with Scots luke, luik, leuk (“to look, see”), West Frisian lôkje, loaitsje (“to look”), Dutch loeken (“to look”), German Low German löken. Likely also related to German lugen (“to peek”), Alemannic German luege (“to look”), Yiddish לוגן (lugn). Possibly related to Sanskrit लोक् (lok, “to see, behold”) (from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“light”) in the sense of "illuminating" (cf. related word रुच् (ruc) "to shine, illuminate")).