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What does "look" mean?

In addition to the idioms beginning with look, also see (look on the) bright side; dirty look; make someone look good; take a look at; things are looking up.

See look in WNW Idioms

it looks like

it seems that there will be it looks like rain
Informal it seems as if

look after

to take care of; watch over

look alive

or look sharp

Informal to be alert; act or move quickly: usually in the imperative

look back

to recall the past; recollect

look down on

or look down upon

to regard as an inferior
to regard with contempt; despise

look for

to search or hunt for
to expect; anticipate

look forward to

to anticipate, esp. eagerly

look in (on)

to pay a brief visit (to)

look into

to examine carefully; investigate

look on

to be an observer or spectator
to consider; regard (as) they looked on her as a born leader

look (like) oneself

to appear to be in normal health, spirits, etc.

look out

to be on the watch; be careful

look out for

to be wary about
to take care of

look over

to examine; inspect

look to

to take care of; give attention to
to rely upon; resort to
to look forward to; expect

look up

to search for in a book of reference, etc.
Informal to pay a visit to; call on
Informal to get better; improve

look up and down

to search everywhere
to examine with an appraising eye; scrutinize

look upon

to think of (as); consider to look upon housework as boring

look up to

to regard with great respect

See look in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Idioms

alive

look /sharp Informal

To act or respond quickly: Look alive! We leave in five minutes.

look down /upon

To regard with contempt or condescension.

look down (one's) nose /on

To regard with contempt or condescension.

look forward to

To think of (a future event) with pleasurable, eager anticipation: looking forward to graduation.

look in on

To visit: I look in on my grandparents each weekend.

look the other way

To deliberately overlook something: knew the student was cheating but decided to look the other way.

look up to

To admire: looked up to her mother.

look a gift horse in the mouth

Informal

To be critical or suspicious of something one has received without expense.

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