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look after your house while you're away. I need someone to look
after me. 5 look down on or upon or US at. disdain, despise,
contemn, scorn, disparage, derogate, spurn, sneer, misprize,
Colloq turn one's nose up at, look down one's nose at: They
look down on anyone with less money. 6 look for. a seek,
demand, require: We aren't looking for the same things in a
person. b hunt for, forage for, search for: I am looking for a
cup to match my set. c expect, hope, anticipate, count on,
reckon on: I am looking for a better school report next term.
7 look forward to. a anticipate, await, wait for: I am looking
forward to Sunday's match. b expect, count or rely on or upon:
We were looking forward to your help. 8 look into. examine,
study, investigate, inspect, delve into, dig into, probe,
scrutinize, explore, go into, research, check (out), check into:
I shall have to look into the matter. 9 look out. be careful,
be alert, be vigilant, be on the qui vive, be watchful, watch
out, beware, pay attention, be on guard: If you don't look out,
you'll bang your head. 10 look over. look at, examine, read,
scan, study, check (out or over), Slang US eyeball: I haven't
had a chance to look over the material you gave me. 11 look up.
a seek, search for, hunt for, try to find, track or run down: I
meant to look up the etymology of 'picnic'. b get in touch
with, (tele)phone, ring (up), visit, call on, call up, look or
drop in on, go to see: I looked up a friend of mine when I was
in Chicago. c improve, get better, pick up, show improvement,
progress, gain, make headway or progress: He was pleased to see
that business was looking up. 12 look up to. admire, regard
highly, respect, esteem, honour, revere, extol, worship,
idolize, venerate: The boy really looks up to you.
--n. 13 gaze, glance: Her look was inviting. He gave me a
dirty look. Let me have a look at you. 14 looks, appearance,
aspect, bearing, manner, air, demeanour; expression,
countenance, face, mien: I just didn't like the look of the
man. He had a nasty look.
look-alike
n. twin, double, exact or perfect likeness or match, clone,
Colloq spitting image or spit and image; doppelg„nger; Slang
(dead) ringer: She is such a perfect look-alike of Princess
Di's that people follow her in the street.
lookout n. 1 guard, sentry, sentinel, watchman: The lookout reported