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look out

look out
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [loo k out]
    • /lʊk aʊt/
    • /lʊk ˈaʊt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [loo k out]
    • /lʊk aʊt/

Definitions of look out words

  • verb without object look out to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes. 1
  • verb without object look out to glance or gaze in a manner specified: to look questioningly at a person. 1
  • verb without object look out to use one's sight or vision in seeking, searching, examining, watching, etc.: to look through the papers. 1
  • verb without object look out to tend, as in bearing or significance: Conditions look toward war. 1
  • verb without object look out to appear or seem to the eye as specified: to look pale. 1
  • verb without object look out to appear or seem to the mind: The case looks promising. 1

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Origin of look out

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (v.) Middle English lōk(i)en, Old English lōcian; cognate with Middle Dutch lœken, akin to dialectal German lugen to look out; (noun) Middle English loke act of looking, glance, countenance, derivative of the v.

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Parts of speech for Look out

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

look out popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

look out usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for look out

verb look out

  • beware — If you tell someone to beware of a person or thing, you are warning them that the person or thing may harm them or be dangerous.
  • check out — When you check out of a hotel or clinic where you have been staying, or if someone checks you out, you pay the bill and leave.
  • listen — to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear.
  • mind — (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind.
  • notice — an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning: a day's notice.

Antonyms for look out

verb look out

  • disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
  • ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
  • neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.

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