Definition of: look

(lk) v.i.
1. To direct the eyes toward something in order to see.
2. To direct or turn one's attention or consideration.
3. To search; make examination or inquiry: to look through a desk.
4. To appear to be; seem: He looks trustworthy.
5. To have a specified direction or view; front: This house looks over the park.
6. To expect: with an infinitive: I didn't look to find you home.
—v.t.
7. To turn or direct the eyes upon: He looked her up and down.
8. To express by looks: to look one's hatred.
9. To give the appearance of being (a specified age).
10. To influence by looks: to look someone into silence.
—to look after To take care of.
—to look daggers (at) To scowl; glare (at).
—to look down on To regard condescendingly or contemptuously.
—to look for
1. To search for.
2. To expect.
—to look forward to To anticipate pleasurably.
—to look in (or in on) To make a short visit to.
—to look into To examine; make inquiry.
—to look like
1. To have the appearance of being; resemble.
2. To indicate the probability of: It looks like rain.
—to look on
1. To be a spectator.
2. To consider; regard.
—to look out To be on the watch; take care.
—to look over To examine; scrutinize.
—to look to
1. To attend to.
2. To turn to, as for help, advice, etc.
—to look up
1. To search for and find, as in a file, dictionary, etc.
2. Colloq. To discover the where-abouts of and make a visit to.
3. Colloq. To improve; become better.
—to look up to To have respect for.
—noun
1. The act of looking or seeing with voluntary attention: I will take a look at it.
2. plural The appearance of the face or figure; cast of countenance.
3. Aspect; expression.
4. Appearance in general, either to the eye or understanding: I do not like the look of the thing. See synonyms under AIR, MANNER. [OE locian] Synonyms (verb): behold, contemplate, descry, discern, gaze, glance, inspect, regard, scan, see, stare, survey, view, watch. To see is simply to become conscious of an object of vision; to look is to make a conscious and direct endeavor to see. To behold is to fix the sight and the mind with distinctness and consideration upon something that has come to be clearly before the eyes. We may look without seeing, as in darkness, and we may see without looking, as in the case of a flash of lightning. To gaze is to look intently, long, and steadily. To glance is to look casually or momentarily. To stare is to look with a fixed intensity. To scan is to look at minutely, to note every visible feature. To inspect is to go below the surface, study item by item. View and survey are comprehensive, survey expressing the greater exactness of measurement. Watch brings in the element of time; we watch for a movement or change.