look

🇺🇸 /lʊk/ 🇬🇧 /lʊk/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP500Oxford3000CEFR-A1
verb
A1

Direct your gaze towards.

She looked at the clock to check the time.

A1

Search for or attempt to find.

They are always looking for ways to save money.

A1

Give attention; direct one's gaze.

Look at the time! We're going to be late.

A1

Appear in a certain way.

That looks like an interesting book.

A1

Have a certain appearance.

You look as though you slept badly.

B1

Seems likely to be the case.

It looks to me like they have a plan.

R

Be situated in a certain direction.

The house looks east.

noun
A2

The action of looking at someone or something.

Take a look at these figures!

A2

The action of trying to find something.

I had a furtive look in her bag when her back was turned.

B1

The action of examining something carefully.

I gave the figures a quick look.

B1

A facial expression.

She had a worried look on her face.

B1

The way someone or something appears.

From the looks of things, he was not at all happy.

B1

A person's attractiveness.

He lost his looks in later life.

B1

A style or fashion.

Wear the top with jeans for a more casual look.

interjection
R

Used to get someone's attention, often when annoyed.

Look, I think we should go now.

translation

v. Direct your gaze towards.; Search for or attempt to find.; Give attention; direct one's gaze.; Appear in a certain way.; Have a certain appearance.; Seems likely to be the case.; Be situated in a certain direction.
n. The action of looking at someone or something.; The action of trying to find something.; The action of examining something carefully.; A facial expression.; The way someone or something appears.; A person's attractiveness.; A style or fashion.
interj. Used to get someone's attention, often when annoyed.

Word Forms

3rd Present looks
Progressive looking
Past looked
Perfect looked
Plural looks