English Dictionary

look

/lʊk/

verb

(intransitive) As an intransitive verb, often with "at". / (transitive, colloquial) As a transitive verb, often in the imperative; chiefly takes relative clause as direct object. / To appear, to seem.

I look forward to seeing you again.

意味（1）

(intransitive) As an intransitive verb, often with "at".

Troponyms: glance; see also Thesaurus:stare

意味（2）

(transitive, colloquial) As a transitive verb, often in the imperative; chiefly takes relative clause as direct object.

Look how they massacred my boy.

意味（3）

To appear, to seem.

It looks as if it’s going to rain soon.

意味（4）

(copulative) To give an appearance of being.

That painting looks nice.

意味（5）

(intransitive, often with "for") To search for, to try to find.

意味（6）

To face or present a view.

The hotel looks over the valleys of the HinduKush.

意味（7）

To expect or anticipate.

I look to each hour for my lover’s arrival.

意味（8）

(transitive) To express or manifest by a look.

Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spake again,

意味（9）

(transitive, often with "to") To make sure of, to see to.

Look to it yourself, father, answered Telemachus, "for they say you are the wisest counsellor in the world, and that there is no other mortal man who can compare with you. […]

意味（10）

(dated, sometimes figuratively) To show oneself in looking.

Look out of the window [i.e. lean out] while I speak to you.

意味（11）

(transitive, obsolete) To look at; to turn the eyes toward.

Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes.[…]She put back a truant curl from her forehead where it had sought egress to the world, and looked him full in the face now,[…].

意味（12）

(transitive, obsolete) To seek; to search for.

Looking my love, I go from place to place, / Like a young fawn that late hath lost the hind; / And seek each where, where last I saw her face, / Whose image yet I carry fresh in mind.

意味（13）

(transitive, obsolete) To influence, overawe, or subdue by looks or presence.

to look down opposition

意味（14）

(baseball) To look at a pitch as a batter without swinging at it.

The fastball caught him looking.