LOOKOUT


Meaning of LOOKOUT in English

look ‧ out /ˈlʊk-aʊt/ BrE AmE noun

1 . be on the lookout for somebody/something to continuously watch a place or pay attention in order to find something you want or to be ready for problems or opportunities ⇨ look out for :

We’re always on the lookout for new business opportunities.

Police were on the lookout for anyone behaving suspiciously.

2 . keep a lookout to keep watching carefully for something or someone, especially for danger

keep a lookout for

We were instructed to keep a lookout for enemy aircraft.

When you’re driving, keep a sharp lookout (=watch extra carefully) for cyclists.

3 . PERSON [countable] someone whose duty is to watch carefully for something, especially for danger

4 . PLACE [countable] a place for a lookout to watch from

5 . that's/it's somebody's lookout British English informal used to say that someone is responsible for deciding what they will do, and will have to suffer any bad results:

If he wants to keep seeing her, that's his lookout.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.