look

Noun CEFR A1 Common

lʊk

Definitions

A surname transferred from the given name.
A surname from Chinese.
The action of looking; an attempt to see.
Physical appearance, visual impression.
often, plural
To take care of: looked after his younger brother.
To inquire into; investigate: The police looked into the disturbance.
A facial expression.
To regard in a certain way: looked on them as incompetents.
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.
To examine or inspect, often in hasty fashion: looked over the proposal before the meeting.
To be critical or suspicious of something one has received without expense.
To act or respond quickly: Look alive! We leave in five minutes.
To regard with contempt or condescension.
To think of (a future event) with pleasurable, eager anticipation: looking forward to graduation.
To visit: I look in on my grandparents each weekend.

Conjugation

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Equivalents

53 more languages

Afrikaanskyk

العربيةالنظرة انظرنا بداسيماء شوفة طرف مرآة مَرْأَى مظهر نظر نظرة ها

Azərbaycan diligörkəm görünmək görünüş

Беларускаявыгляд выглядаць

Българскивид виж външностгледам изглеждам очаквам погле́д

Bosanskidar do izgledKinez nazar pare pogled pres so zor вид зор изглед поглед

Catalàcop d'ull encarar miradasemblar ullada

Češtinanáhled podoba pohledvypadat vzezření vzhled

Danskse ud synes

Ελληνικάανάβλεμμα βλέμμα βλέπωμάτια όψη φαίνομαι

Esperantoaspekti aspekto ŝajni

Euskarairuditu so

فارسیبه نظر آمدن به نظر رسیدن

Suomiilme katsanto katsekatsokaas katsominen katsos näkö näyttää odottaa sijaita ulkonäkö vaikuttaa

Gaeilgedreach féach

Gàidhligbi coltach coltas fiamhsealladh sùil

Galegoaspecto cata fasquíamirada ollada ollar

עבריתמבט מראה נראה

हिन्दीआकार आँख तेवरदिखाई निगाह शक्ल सूरत

Hrvatskidar do izgledKinez nazar pare pogled pres so zor вид зор изглед поглед

Magyarkinéz kinézet látsziknézze pillantás tekintet tűnik

Հայերենարտաքին

Bahasa Indonesiabangun-bangun renung tongkrongan

Íslenskasýnast virðast

Italianoaffacciarsi apparire aspettocontare espressione ghigno guarda qui!guardare look occhiata occhiataccia sembrare sguardo

日本語かおつきご覧まなざしめつき一目一見体体裁向かう容様子濩目相盼睊見える見る目観顔㝢

ქართულიგარეგნობა ყურება ცქერა

ភាសាខ្មែរដូចជា

한국어盼 겉모습 눈초리들어봐 마주하다 면목 모양 보이다 봐봐 생기다 생김새 양상 외관 외모 외형 일견 향하다

Kurdîage agîte dardo mirar nazar pare pres so vêderê ver

Latinaage agite dōexpecto facies pāreō simulō species videor vulticulus vultus

Latviešuizskats skatiens skats

Македонскигледа изглед изгледапоглед

Монголхарагдах

मराठीदिसणे

Nederlandsblik er uitzien lijkenlook stijl uiterlijk uitzicht uitzien uitzien (naar)

Polskipogląd słuchaj spojrzeniewygląd wyglądać

Portuguêsaspecto esperar estarlook olhada olhar parecer resguardar

Românăarăta aspect IAînfățișare părea privire uite vedere

Русскийвзгляд вид внешностьвыглядеть смотри́смотрите

Slovenčinapohľad vyzerať

Shqippamje pare përballpres

Српскиdar do izgledKinez nazar pare pogled pres so zor вид зор изглед поглед

Svenskablick se ut synastitt titta utseende verka

Kiswahiliangalia

తెలుగుకనిపించు చూపు

ไทยหน้าตา อาการ

Tagalogmukha

Türkçebakış bakma görünmekgörüntü görünüm görünüş nazar

Українськави́гляд вигляда́ти видзо́внішність погляд позір узір

Tiếng Việtánh nhìn bộ mặt dáng điệudáng vẻ diện mạo gương mặt hình thức kiểu mặt mày tuồng vẻ mặt 神象

中文一見 /一见好像樣子 /样子目光顯得 /显得

繁體中文好像目光

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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See also

look a fright look after Look ahead look alive look and feel look around

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