The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - lookv.

1) Usually, look at. see, observe, consider, contemplate, regard, view, survey, inspect, scrutinize, study, scan; pay attention, attend, notice, watch, witness; Literary behold, Slang US eyeball: Look at what you've done! Look at the way I do it. 2) seem (to be) , appear (to be) : That looks like a useful utensil. You certainly look healthy. 3) face, front (on) , overlook, look out on: The house looks over the sea at the back. 4) look after. care for, take care of, be responsible for, attend, mind, watch, serve, wait on, nurse, protect: Rose will look after your house while you're away. I need someone to look after me. 5) look down on or upon or US at. disdain, despise, contemn, scorn, disparage, derogate, spurn, sneer, misprize, Colloq turn one's nose up at, look down one's nose at: They look down on anyone with less money. 6) look for. a seek, demand, require: We aren't looking for the same things in a person. b hunt for, forage for, search for: I am looking for a cup to match my set. c expect, hope, anticipate, count on, reckon on: I am looking for a better school report next term. 7 look forward to. a anticipate, await, wait for: I am looking forward to Sunday's match. b expect, count or rely on or upon: We were looking forward to your help. 8) look into. examine, study, investigate, inspect, delve into, dig into, probe, scrutinize, explore, go into, research, check (out) , check into: I shall have to look into the matter. 9) look out. be careful, be alert, be vigilant, be on the qui vive, be watchful, watch out, beware, pay attention, be on guard: If you don't look out, you'll bang your head. 1) 0 look over. look at, examine, read, scan, study, check (out or over) , Slang US eyeball: I haven't had a chance to look over the material you gave me. 1) 1 look up. a seek, search for, hunt for, try to find, track or run down: I meant to look up the etymology of 'picnic'. b get in touch with, (tele) phone, ring (up) , visit, call on, call up, look or drop in on, go to see: I looked up a friend of mine when I was in Chicago. c improve, get better, pick up, show improvement, progress, gain, make headway or progress: He was pleased to see that business was looking up. 1) 2 look up to. admire, regard highly, respect, esteem, honour, revere, extol, worship, idolize, venerate: The boy really looks up to you. --n. 1) 3 gaze, glance: Her look was inviting. He gave me a dirty look. Let me have a look at you. 14 looks, appearance, aspect, bearing, manner, air, demeanour; expression, countenance, face, mien: I just didn't like the look of the man. He had a nasty look.