- look
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 act of looking at/considering sthADJECTIVE▪ little▪ brief, cursory, quick▪ careful, close, close-up (esp. AmE), detailed, in-depth▪
Take a closer look at it.
▪The authors take an in-depth look at at topical money issues.
▪ first-hand (esp. AmE)▪The jury is expected to get a first-hand look at the murder scene today.
▪ nostalgic▪The book takes a nostalgic look at the golden age of steam trains.
▪ critical, hard, honest, realistic, serious, uncompromising▪You should take a long, hard look at your reasons for wanting to join the army.
▪ humorous, light-hearted▪The book takes a humorous look at parenthood.
▪ interesting▪This is an interesting look at Soviet foreign policy.
▪ revealing▪Tonight, a revealing look at the King of Pop's thrilling rise to stardom.
▪ behind-the-scenes, inside▪The documentary provides an inside look at life in the army.
▪a behind-the-scenes look at the movie
▪ fresh▪I think it's time to take a fresh look at our sales techniques.
VERB + LOOK▪ have, take▪ get▪Did you get a look at his new car?
▪ sneak, steal▪ offer, provide▪These tours offer a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the TV show.
▪ warrant▪She decided the property warranted a second look.
PREPOSITION▪ look at▪I managed to steal a look at the exam paper.
▪ look in, look into▪She couldn't resist a quick look in the mirror.
▪ look out of▪Have a look out of the window and see who's at the door.
▪ look over▪If you take a look over the past few years, it's not unusual.
▪ look through▪I had a brief look through the report before the meeting.
▪ look towards/toward▪The book concludes with a look towards/toward the future.
2 exploring/looking for sthADJECTIVE▪ good▪ little, quick▪ furtive▪I had a furtive look in her bag when her back was turned.
VERB + LOOK▪ have▪ chance▪She chanced a look behind her.
PREPOSITION▪ look around, look round (esp. BrE)▪We had a good look around the old town.
▪ look for▪I had a look for websites on Egyptian music, but didn't find anything.
3 expression on sb's faceADJECTIVE▪ angry, black, dark, dirty, nasty, severe, sharp, stern▪She threw him a dirty look.
▪I was given a stern look by a plainclothes policeman.
▪ scathing, scornful, withering▪ fierce, furious, murderous▪ annoyed, disapproving, exasperated▪ cold, cool, steely▪ disappointed, hurt, pained, reproachful▪ disgusted, horrified, shocked▪ incredulous, startled, stunned, surprised▪ desperate, frantic, panicked, scared, terrified▪A panicked look crossed his face.
▪ anxious, apprehensive, concerned, doubtful, worried▪They had worried looks on their faces.
▪ glum, sad▪ grim, haunted▪ sideways, suspicious, wary▪ cautious▪ blank, dazed, distant, dreamy, faraway, glazed, vacant▪ wild▪The man had a wild look in his eyes.
▪ funny, odd, strange, weird▪He gave me a funny look.
▪ baffled, bemused, bewildered, confused, puzzled▪His comment was greeted by a puzzled look.
▪ curious, inquiring, meaningful, questioning, quizzical, sceptical/skeptical, searching▪My relatives gave me quizzical looks when I told them the news.
▪ thoughtful▪ knowing, shrewd▪The two girls exchanged knowing looks.
▪ penetrating, piercing▪ earnest, intense, intent, steady▪ hungry▪ bold, challenging, determined▪ smug, triumphant▪ mischievous, sly, wicked▪ amused, wry▪ innocent, wide-eyed▪ coy, shy▪ loving, sympathetic▪ grateful▪ pleading▪ apologetic, guilty, hangdog, sheepish▪The guilty look on his face told us all we needed to know.
VERB + LOOK▪ have▪ cast (sb), dart (sb), flash (sb), give (sb), shoot (sb), throw (sb)▪ get▪I got a black look from Amy.
▪ catch▪He caught her look, and shrugged.
▪ exchange▪They exchanged meaningful looks.
▪ return▪Sara returned his look with one of her own.
▪ fake, feign▪Jessica feigned a stern look.
PREPOSITION▪ look from▪A withering look from his wife silenced him.
▪ look of▪He darted her a look of contempt.
PHRASES▪ a … look in sb's eyes, a … look on sb's face▪She had a puzzled look in her eyes.
▪He opened the door with a scornful look on his face.
▪ take that look off your face (esp. BrE), wipe that look off your face (esp. AmE)▪Wipe that smug look off your face before I slap you!
4 sb/sth's appearanceADJECTIVE▪ overall▪the overall look of the house
▪The overall look of the movie is reminiscent of the classic horror movies of the 1930s.
▪ finished▪The finished look is perfect for any special party.
▪ professional▪Use high-quality paper to give your job application a more professional look.
▪ classic, modern▪a classic look that is easy to update
▪ clean, minimalist▪She wanted a modern clean look for the apartment.
▪ distinctive▪The products have a distinctive look.
▪ youthfulVERB + LOOK▪ have▪ like▪I didn't like the look of the salad so I didn't touch it.
▪ achieve▪We used a computer to help us achieve this three-dimensional look.
PREPOSITION▪ by the look of sb/sth, from the look of sb/sth▪Joe isn't getting much sleep from the look of him.
▪By the looks of it, someone's already staying in this room.
▪ look about▪He still had a youthful look about him.
▪ look of▪a fabric with the look of silk
5 looks sb's attractivenessADJECTIVE▪ good▪ striking▪ classic▪He had classic good looks.
▪ boyish, clean-cut, youthful▪his clean-cut, boyish good looks
VERB + LOOKS▪ have▪ lose▪She's lost her looks.
6 fashion/styleADJECTIVE▪ latest, new▪ casual, dressy▪ classic▪ sophisticated▪ individual, signature▪In this issue we show you how to create a signature look for yourself.
VERB + LOOK▪ have▪ sport, wear▪All the men sport rock star looks.
▪ give sb/sth▪They've given the place a completely new look this year.
▪ create, recreate▪ complete▪You can complete that sophisticated look with make-up and accessories.
LOOK + VERB▪ be back in, be back in fashion▪Big hair is back in fashion.
▪ come back in, come back in fashion▪ go out, go out of fashion▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}The classic look never goes out of fashion.
verb1 turn your eyes in a particular directionADVERB▪ carefully, closely▪Look at the machine very carefully before you buy it.
▪ briefly, quickly▪ impatiently▪ angrily, sharply▪I looked up angrily at my brother.
▪She looked up at me sharply when I said that.
▪ intently, searchingly▪ expectantly▪ curiously, enquiringly, questioningly, quizzically, speculatively▪ doubtfully, dubiously, sceptically/skeptically, suspiciously▪ anxiously, apprehensively, nervously▪ enviously, longingly▪He looked longingly at the food on the table.
▪ beseechingly, imploringly, pleadingly▪ disapprovingly, reproachfully▪ pityingly▪ sadly▪ calmly, impassively▪ blankly▪ helplessly▪She looked around helplessly.
▪ again▪Now is the time to look again at these arguments.
▪ across, around, away, back, down, out, over, round (esp. BrE), up▪She looked over to where the others were chatting.
VERB + LOOK▪ turn to▪He turned to look as she came down the stairs.
▪ let sb▪‘It's beautiful!’ ‘Oh! Let me look!’
PREPOSITION▪ at▪What are you looking at?
▪ towards/toward▪She looked towards/toward the door.
PHRASES▪ look and see▪I'll look and see if I've got any sugar in the cupboard.
2 seem/appearVERB + LOOK▪ make sb/sth▪You made me look like a complete fool!
▪You made me look a complete fool! (BrE)
PREPOSITION▪ like▪an animal that looked like a large hedgehog
▪ to▪It looks to me as if the company is in real trouble.
PHRASES▪ look as if, look as though
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
