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Synonyms for LOOK: seem, feel, sound, appear, make, act, come across (as), pretend; Antonyms of LOOK: suppress, restrict, restrain, stifle, censor, ugliness, plainness, homeliness
Definition of look verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually. “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. see more. verb.
verb. uk / lʊk / us. look verb (SEE) Add to word list. A1. to turn your eyes in the direction of something or someone so that you can see them: Look at the picture on page two. Look at me, Daddy! He was looking out of the window. I looked around and there she was. Fewer examples. Hey, Helen, look at this! She looked longingly at the silk dresses.
investigate; examine: The detective was looking into the kidnapping. look like, [ not: be + ~-ing] [ ~ + object] to resemble: She looks just like her father. [ ~ + clause] to have the appearance of; seem to the eye to be: He looks like he's working. [ ~ + clause] to seem to the mind to be: Things look like they can't get much worse.
[countable, usually singular] an act of trying to find something/somebody. look for something/somebody I've had a good look for it, but I can't find it. I had a look for websites on Egyptian music, but didn't find anything. look + adv./prep. I had a furtive look in her bag when her back was turned. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
1. To turn one's eyes on: looked him in the eye. 2. To convey by one's expression: looked annoyance at the judge; looked his devotion to me. 3. a. To have an appearance of conformity with: He looks his age. She dressed up to look the part. b. To appear to be: looked the fool in one version of the story. n. 1. a.
