look

verb
lo͝ok

To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.

Other meanings

As an intransitive verb, often with "at".
To appear, to seem.
“It looks as if it’s going to rain soon. or It looks like it’s going to rain soon. or It looks like rain [is coming].”

Related words

look about
look after
look around
look at
look away
look back
look down
look down on
look down upon
look for
look forward
look forward to

Example sentences

“What should my testicles look and feel like?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“You look beautiful today, by the way.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“The look in her eyes said everything.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Old English "lōcian".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “look” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.