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- [loo k oh-ver]
- /lʊk ˈoʊ vər/
- /lʊk ˈəʊvə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [loo k oh-ver]
- /lʊk ˈoʊ vər/
Definitions of look over words
- noun look over the act of looking: a look of inquiry. 1
- noun look over a visual search or examination. 1
- noun look over the way in which a person or thing appears to the eye or to the mind; aspect: He has the look of an honest man. The tablecloth has a cheap look. 1
- noun look over an expressive glance: to give someone a sharp look. 1
- noun look over looks. general aspect; appearance: to like the looks of a place. attractive, pleasing appearance. 1
- verb without object look over 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
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Origin of look over
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10; noun use of verb phrase look over
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Parts of speech for Look over
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
look over popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
look over usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for look over
verb look over
- audit — When an accountant audits an organization's accounts, he or she examines the accounts officially in order to make sure that they have been done correctly.
- calculate — If you calculate a number or amount, you discover it from information that you already have, by using arithmetic, mathematics, or a special machine.
- inspect — to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically: to inspect every part of the motor.
- 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.
- assess — When you assess a person, thing, or situation, you consider them in order to make a judgment about them.
noun look over
- checkup — A checkup is a medical examination by your doctor or dentist to make sure that there is nothing wrong with your health.
- supervision — the act or function of supervising; superintendence.
- surveillance — a watch kept over a person, group, etc., especially over a suspect, prisoner, or the like: The suspects were under police surveillance.
- scrutiny — a searching examination or investigation; minute inquiry.
- investigation — the act or process of investigating or the condition of being investigated.
Antonyms for look over
verb look over
- 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.
- forget — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
- disprove — to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong; refute; invalidate: I disproved his claim.
- invalidate — to render invalid; discredit.
noun look over
- ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
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