verb

look

Translation

to look, to seem, to search

Look at that beautiful sunset!

You look tired today.

I'm looking for my keys.

Look before you leap.

((at sth./sb.)) to direct one's gaze towards sth./sb. Look at me.

((+ adjective)) to have a certain appearance You look happy.

((for sth./sb.)) to search for sth./sb. I'm looking for my wallet.

((like sth./sb.)) to seem to be sth./sb. It looks like a cat.

Synonyms: see, watch, glance, stare

From Old English "locian" meaning "to see, gaze".

The two 'o's in "look" can be imagined as a pair of eyes looking at something.