1. Appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms
   "left their clothes dirty looking"; "a most disagreeable looking character"; "angry-looking"; "liquid-looking"; "severe-looking policemen on noble horses";
   - sounding

1. The act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; look
   "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him";
   - look, looking at, butcher's [Brit, slang], gander [informal]

1. Perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; look
   "Look at your child!"; "Look — a deer in the backyard!"; "She looked over the expanse of land"
    
2. Give a certain impression of being something or having a certain aspect
   "This project looks fishy";
   - appear, seem
    
3. To physically appear a certain way to another individual or group
   "She looked pale after the surgery"; "How does she look?"; "The child looks unhappy"
    
4. Spend time trying to find
   "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!"; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest";
   - search
    
5. Be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
   "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond";
   - front, face
    
6. Convey by one's expression
   "She looked her devotion to me"
    
7. Look forward to the probable occurrence of
   "She is looking to a promotion";
   - expect, await, wait
    
8. Have faith or confidence in
   "Look to your friends for support";
   - count, bet, depend, swear, rely, bank, calculate, reckon
    
9. Take charge of or deal with
   "I must look to this matter";
   - attend, take care, see
    
10. Accord in appearance with
    "You don't look your age!"

Derived forms: lookings

See also: go over, look after, look away, look back, look up to, reckon, refer, review, search, superficial, watch

Type of: act, agree, appear, be, care, cerebrate, check, cogitate, convey, correspond, examine, exist, fit, gibe, give care, jibe, lie, marry, marry up, match, move, perception, see, seem, sensing, square, tally, think, trust

Antonym: back

Encyclopedia: Looking