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{ "term": "look", "partOfSpeech": "verblinking verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "look", "heSheIt": "looks" }, "pastSimple": "looked", "pastParticiple": "looked", "ingForm": "looking" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to turn your eyes in a particular direction", "sensetop": "look at somebody/somethinglook + adv./prep.", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "**Look closely** and tell me what you see." }, { "text": "If you **look carefully **you can just see our house from here." }, { "text": "‘Has the mail come yet?’ ‘I'll look and see.’" }, { "text": "Look! I'm sure that's Jennifer Lawrence!" }, { "text": "Don't look now, but there's someone staring at you!" }, { "text": "She looked at me and smiled.", "contextForm": "look at somebody/something" }, { "text": "I got up and looked out of the window.", "contextForm": "look + adv./prep." }, { "text": "She looked across to the other side of the room." }, { "text": "‘It's beautiful!’ ‘Oh! Let me look!’" }, { "text": "He was looking down the road to see if the bus was coming." }, { "text": "She looked over to where the others were chatting." }, { "text": "He looked longingly at the food on the table." }, { "text": "She looked towards the door." }, { "text": "He turned to look as she came down the stairs." }, { "text": "She was looking studiously down to avoid meeting his eyes." }, { "text": "What are you looking at?" }, { "text": "I looked in the mirror to see if my tie was straight." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["carefully", "closely", "briefly"], "verb + look": ["turn to", "let somebody"], "preposition": ["at", "towards/toward"], "phrases": ["look and see"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to try to find somebody/something", "sensetop": "look for somebody/somethinglook + adv./prep.", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Where have you been? We've been looking for you.", "contextForm": "look for somebody/something" }, { "text": "Are you still looking for a job?" }, { "text": "We’re looking for someone with experience for this post." }, { "text": "They are always looking for ways to save money." }, { "text": "I can't find my book—I've looked everywhere.", "contextForm": "look + adv./prep." }, { "text": "He inspected the room, looking for any possible clues." }, { "text": "I was just about to come looking for you." }, { "text": "I'm looking for an apartment on the east side of the city." }, { "text": "I've spent my whole life looking for an answer to that question!" }, { "text": "Look carefully for signs of damp." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to pay attention to something", "sensetop": "look at somethinglook where, what, etc…", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Look at the time! We're going to be late.", "contextForm": "look at something" }, { "text": "Can't you look where you're going?", "contextForm": "look where, what, etc…" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "to seem; to appear", "sensetop": "+ adj.look like somebody/somethinglook like somebody/something to somebody+ noun", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "How do I look?" }, { "text": "You **look great**!", "contextForm": "+ adj." }, { "text": "The garden **looks nice**." }, { "text": "Don't worry—it looks worse than it is." }, { "text": "The film **looks likely** to offend many people." }, { "text": "That book looks interesting." }, { "text": "That looks like an interesting book.", "contextForm": "look like somebody/something" }, { "text": "It doesn't look like fun to me.", "contextForm": "look like somebody/something to somebody" }, { "text": "You made me look a complete fool!", "contextForm": "+ noun" }, { "text": "That looks an interesting book." }, { "text": "to look pale/tired/happy" }, { "text": "The four-time champion looked a shadow of her former self." } ], "collocations": { "verb + look": ["make somebody/something"], "preposition": ["like", "to"], "phrases": ["look as if", "look as though"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "to have a particular appearance", "sensetop": "look like somebody/somethinglook as if…/as though…", "labels": "North American EnglishBritish English", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "That photograph doesn't look like her at all.", "contextForm": "look like somebody/something" }, { "text": "‘What does your cousin look like?’ ‘He's tall and thin with brown hair.’" }, { "text": "You look as though you slept badly.", "contextForm": "look as if…/as though…" }, { "text": "an animal that looked like a large hedgehog" }, { "text": "She looks very like her sister." } ], "collocations": { "verb + look": ["make somebody/something"], "preposition": ["like", "to"], "phrases": ["look as if", "look as though"] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "to seem likely to happen or be true", "sensetop": "look as if…/as though…look to somebody as if…/as though…look like…look to somebody like…", "labels": "(informal)(informal)British English", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "It **looks like rain** *(= it looks as if it's going to rain)*." }, { "text": "It doesn't look as if we'll be moving after all.", "contextForm": "look as if…/as though…" }, { "text": "It looks to me as though the company is in real trouble.", "contextForm": "look to somebody as if…/as though…" }, { "text": "They don’t look like they’re trying to win.", "contextForm": "look like…" }, { "text": "It looks to me like they have a plan.", "contextForm": "look to somebody like…" }, { "text": "It looks to me as though we may be in for another cliff-hanger." }, { "text": "It looks to me as if the whole US press missed the story." }, { "text": "It doesn't look like we'll be moving after all." } ], "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"], "collocations": { "verb + look": ["make somebody/something"], "preposition": ["like", "to"], "phrases": ["look as if", "look as though"] } }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "to face a particular direction", "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.", "examples": [ { "text": "The house looks east." }, { "text": "The hotel looks out over the harbour." }, { "text": "The kitchen looks onto the garden." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used in a shop to say that you are not ready to buy something", "examples": [ { "text": "‘Can I help you?’ ‘I'm just looking, thank you.’" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to try to find ways of doing something", "examples": [ { "text": "The government is looking to reduce inflation." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be considered bad behaviour or bad manners", "examples": [ { "text": "It looks bad not going to your own brother's wedding." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to show that something bad might happen", "examples": [ { "text": "He's had another heart attack; things are looking bad for him, I'm afraid." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to show success or that something good might happen", "examples": [ { "text": "This year's sales figures are looking good." } ], "topics": ["Success"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to protest about something", "labels": "(old-fashioned)", "examples": [ { "text": "Now look here, it wasn't my fault." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to give an example that proves what you are saying or makes it clearer", "examples": [ { "text": "Look how lazy we've become." }, { "text": "Be careful climbing that ladder. Look what happened last time." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that something is exactly what somebody needs and so they do not need to consider any other options", "examples": [ { "text": "Those looking for an enjoyable evening need look no further than the hotel's nightclub." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to look at somebody in a careful or critical way", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to (not) have your normal healthy appearance", "examples": [ { "text": "You're not looking yourself today *(= you look tired or ill/sick)*." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to become more and more successful", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Her first novel was published in 2007 and since then she hasn't looked back." } ], "topics": ["Success"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "not attractive", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "judging by the appearance of somebody/something", "examples": [ { "text": "To look at him you'd never think he was nearly fifty." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/lʊk/", "audio": "lo/look/look__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/lʊks/", "audio": "lo/look/looks__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/lʊkt/", "audio": "lo/look/looked__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈlʊkɪŋ/", "audio": "lo/look/looking__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/lʊk/", "audio": "lo/look/look__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/lʊks/", "audio": "lo/look/looks__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/lʊkt/", "audio": "lo/look/looked__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈlʊkɪŋ/", "audio": "lo/look/looking__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English lōcian (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to German dialect lugen." }