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Meaning of look
1 definition found From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: look n 1: the feelings expressed on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face" [syn: {expression}, {look}, {aspect}, {facial expression}, {face}] 2: the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him" [syn: {look}, {looking}, {looking at}] 3: physical appearance; "I don't like the looks of this place" 4: the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason" [syn: {spirit}, {tone}, {feel}, {feeling}, {flavor}, {flavour}, {look}, {smell}] v 1: perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!" 2: give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time" [syn: {look}, {appear}, {seem}] 3: have a certain outward or facial expression; "How does she look?"; "The child looks unhappy"; "She looked pale after the surgery" 4: search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!" [syn: {search}, {look}] 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"; "The building faces the park" [syn: {front}, {look}, {face}] [ant: {back}] 6: take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business" [syn: {attend}, {take care}, {look}, {see}] 7: convey by one's expression; "She looked her devotion to me" 8: look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted" [syn: {expect}, {look}, {await}, {wait}] 9: accord in appearance with; "You don't look your age!" 10: have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis" [syn: {count}, {bet}, {depend}, {look}, {calculate}, {reckon}]
Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.
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