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Meaning of look | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A1 Common
lʊk

Definitions

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. A surname from Chinese.
  3. The action of looking; an attempt to see.
  4. Physical appearance, visual impression.
  5. To take care of: looked after his younger brother.
  6. To inquire into; investigate: The police looked into the disturbance.
  7. A facial expression.
  8. To regard in a certain way: looked on them as incompetents.
  9. To be watchful or careful; take care: If you don't look out, you may fall on the ice. We looked out for each other on the trip.
  10. To examine or inspect, often in hasty fashion: looked over the proposal before the meeting.
  11. To be critical or suspicious of something one has received without expense.
  12. To act or respond quickly: Look alive! We leave in five minutes.
  13. To regard with contempt or condescension.
  14. To think of (a future event) with pleasurable, eager anticipation: looking forward to graduation.
  15. To visit: I look in on my grandparents each weekend.

Conjugation

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Equivalents

Afrikaans kyk
Беларуская выгляд выглядаць
Dansk se ud synes
Esperanto aspekti aspekto ŝajni
Euskara iruditu so
Gaeilge dreach féach
Gàidhlig bi coltach coltas fiamh sealladh sùil
עברית מבט מראה נראה
Հայերեն արտաքին
Bahasa Indonesia bangun-bangun renung tongkrongan
Íslenska sýnast virðast
ខ្មែរ ដូចជា
Latviešu izskats skatiens skats
Македонски гледа изглед изгледа поглед
Монгол харагдах
मराठी दिसणे
Slovenčina pohľad vyzerať
Shqip pamje pare përball pres
Svenska blick se ut synas titt titta utseende verka
Kiswahili angalia
Tagalog mukha
ZH-TW 好像 目光

Examples

“Let’s have a look under the hood of the car.”
“She got her mother’s looks.”
“I don’t like the look of the new design.”
“He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance. […] But she said she must go back, and when they joined the crowd again her partner was haled off with a frightened look to the royal circle, […]”
“He gave me a dirty look.”
“If looks could kill ...”

CEFR level

A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
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