n. 25B6; verb
Mrs Wright looked at him : GLANCE, gaze, stare, gape, peer; peep, peek, take a look; watch, observe, view, regard, examine, inspect, eye, scan, scrutinize, survey, study, contemplate, consider, take in, ogle; informal take a gander, rubberneck, give someone/something a/the once-over, get a load of; Brit. informal take a dekko, take a butcher's, take a shufti, clock, gawp; N. Amer. informal eyeball; poetic/literary behold.
her room looked out on Broadway : COMMAND A VIEW OF, face, overlook, front.
they looked shocked : SEEM (TO BE), appear (to be), have the appearance/air of being, give the impression of being, give every appearance/indication of being, strike someone as being.
ignore.
25B6; noun
have a look at this report : GLANCE, view, examination, study, inspection, observation, scan, survey, peep, peek, glimpse, gaze, stare; informal eyeful, gander, look-see, once-over, squint, recce; Brit. informal shufti, dekko, gawp, butcher's.
the look on her face : EXPRESSION, mien.
that rustic look : APPEARANCE, air, aspect, bearing, cast, manner, mien, demeanour, facade, impression, effect.
this season's look : FASHION, style, vogue, mode.
25A0; look after TAKE CARE OF, care for, attend to, minister to, tend, mind, keep an eye on, keep safe, be responsible for, protect; nurse, babysit, childmind.
25A0; look back on REFLECT ON, think back to, remember, recall, reminisce about.
25A0; look down on DISDAIN, scorn, regard with contempt, look down one's nose at, sneer at, despise.
25A0; look for SEARCH FOR, hunt for, try to find, seek, cast about/around/round for, try to track down, forage for, scout out, quest for/after.
25A0; look forward to AWAIT WITH PLEASURE, eagerly anticipate, lick one's lips over, be unable to wait for, count the days until.
25A0; look into INVESTIGATE, enquire into, ask questions about, go into, probe, explore, follow up, research, study, examine; informal check out, give something a/the once-over; N. Amer. informal scope out.
25A0; look like RESEMBLE, bear a resemblance to, look similar to, take after, have the look of, have the appearance of, remind one of, make one think of; informal be the spitting image of, be a dead ringer for.
25A0; look on/upon REGARD, consider, think of, deem, judge, see, view, count, reckon.
25A0; look out BEWARE, watch out, mind out, be on (one's) guard, be alert, be wary, be vigilant, be careful, take care, be cautious, pay attention, take heed, keep one's eyes open/peeled, keep an eye out; watch your step.
25A0; look something over INSPECT, examine, scan, cast an eye over, take stock of, vet, view, look through, peruse, run through, read through; informal take a dekko at, give something a/the once-over; N. Amer. check out; N. Amer. informal eyeball.
25A0; look to
we must look to the future : CONSIDER, think about, turn one's thoughts to, focus on, take heed of, pay attention to, attend to, address, mind, heed.
they look to the government for help : TURN TO, resort to, have recourse to, fall back on, rely on.
25A0; look up IMPROVE, get better, pick up, come along/on, progress, make progress, make headway, perk up, rally, take a turn for the better.
25A0; look someone up (informal) VISIT, pay a visit to, call on, go to see, look in on; N. Amer. visit with, go see; informal drop in on.
25A0; look up to ADMIRE, have a high opinion of, think highly of, hold in high regard, regard highly, rate highly, respect, esteem, value.