look

English

/lʊk/, /luːk/, /luːx/

verb
Definitions
  • To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
  • To appear, to seem.
  • (copulative) To give an appearance of being.
  • (intransitive) To search for, to try to find.
  • To face or present a view.
  • To expect or anticipate.
  • (transitive) To express or manifest by a look.
  • (transitive) To make sure of, to see to.
  • (dated) To show oneself in looking.
  • (transitive) To look at; to turn the eyes toward.
  • (transitive) To seek; to search for.
  • (transitive) To influence, overawe, or subdue by looks or presence.
  • (baseball) To look at a pitch as a batter without swinging at it.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English loken inherited from Old English lōcian (look, see, belong, pertain, observe, notice, take heed, regard with favor, gaze, behold) inherited from *lōkōn (see, look).

Origin

*lōkōn

Gloss

see, look

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

Emoji
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