look
1. the feelings expressed on a person's face (Freq. 24)
- a sad expression
- a look of triumph
- an angry face
• Syn:
expression, aspect, facial expression, face
• Hypernyms:
countenance, visage
• Hyponyms:
leer, sparkle, twinkle, spark, light
2. the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually (Freq. 16)
- he went out to have a look
- his look was fixed on her eyes
- he gave it a good looking at
- his camera does his looking for him
• Syn:
looking, looking at
• Hypernyms:
sensing, perception
• Hyponyms:
glance, glimpse, coup d'oeil, scrutiny, peek,
peep, squint, stare, evil eye, sightseeing, rubber-necking,
observation, observance, watching, lookout, outlook, view,
survey, sight, dekko
3. physical appearance (Freq. 9)
- I don't like the looks of this place
• Hypernyms:
appearance, visual aspect
4. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
- the feel of the city excited him
- a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
- it had the smell of treason
• Syn:
spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor,
flavour, smell
• Derivationally related forms:
feel (for: feeling), feel (for: feel), spirit (for: spirit), spiritize (for: spirit)
• Hypernyms:
atmosphere, ambiance, ambience
• Hyponyms:
Hollywood, Zeitgeist
1. perceive with attention;
direct one's gaze towards (Freq. 274)
- She looked over the expanse of land
- Look at your child!
- Look--a deer in the backyard!
• See Also:
look back, look away, look after, look on, look up to,
look for, look into, look up
• Derivationally related forms:
looker
• Hyponyms:
stare, take a look, have a look, get a load, look back,
look backward, look away, look around, gaze, regard, consider,
ogle, give the glad eye, leer, goggle, gape, gawp,
gawk, admire, peep, glance, peek, glint,
glint, eye, eyeball, give the eye, give the once over,
squint, peer
• Entailment:
see
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
- They look up the hill
2. give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect (Freq. 126)
- She seems to be sleeping
- This appears to be a very difficult problem
- This project looks fishy
- They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time
• Syn:
appear, seem
• Derivationally related forms:
appearance (for: appear)
• Hypernyms:
be
• Hyponyms:
make, cut, feel, pass off, sound,
come across, glow, beam, radiate, shine, glitter,
glisten, glint, gleam, leap out, jump out, jump,
stand out, stick out, rise, lift, rear, loom
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s Adjective/Noun
- Somebody ----s Adjective
- Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- John will look angry
3. have a certain outward or facial expression (Freq. 25)
- How does she look?
- The child looks unhappy
- She looked pale after the surgery
• Hypernyms:
be
• Hyponyms:
squint
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s Adjective/Noun
- Somebody ----s Adjective
- The food does look good
4. search or seek (Freq. 8)
- We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest
- Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!
• Syn:
search
• Derivationally related forms:
search (for: search), searcher (for: search)
• Hypernyms:
examine, see
• Hyponyms:
hunt, cruise, prospect, intrude, horn in,
pry, nose, poke
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
5. convey by one's expression (Freq. 1)
- She looked her devotion to me
• Hypernyms:
convey
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
6. look forward to the probable occurrence of (Freq. 1)
- We were expecting a visit from our relatives
- She is looking to a promotion
- he is waiting to be drafted
• Syn:
expect, await, wait
• Derivationally related forms:
waiter (for: wait), expectant (for: expect), expectation (for: expect), expectancy (for: expect)
• Hyponyms:
expect, look forward, look to, hang on, hold the line,
hold on, anticipate, look for
• Verb Group:
expect, anticipate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s VERB-ing
- Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE (for: wait)
- Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
7. take charge of or deal with (Freq. 1)
- Could you see about lunch?
- I must attend to this matter
- She took care of this business
• Syn:
attend, take care, see
• Derivationally related forms:
attention (for: attend)
• Hypernyms:
care, give care
• Hyponyms:
minister, tend
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
8. be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point;
be opposite to (Freq. 1)
- The house looks north
- My backyard look onto the pond
- The building faces the park
• Syn:
front, face
• Ant:
back (for: front)
• Derivationally related forms:
front (for: front), frontage (for: front)
• Hypernyms:
lie
• Hyponyms:
confront
• Verb Group:
face
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
9. accord in appearance with
- You don't look your age!
• Hypernyms:
match, fit, correspond, check, jibe,
gibe, tally, agree
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
10. have faith or confidence in
- you can count on me to help you any time
- Look to your friends for support
- You can bet on that!
- Depend on your family in times of crisis
• Syn:
count, bet, depend, calculate, reckon
• Derivationally related forms:
dependency (for: depend)
• Hypernyms:
trust, swear, rely, bank
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
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