Look
verb
To turn your eyes in a particular direction.
Look at that beautiful sunset!
Often appears as...
- look at
- look towards
noun
The appearance of a person or thing.
I love the look of this new car
Often appears as...
- get a look
- take a look
verb
To seem or appear to be.
You look tired
Often appears as...
- look like
- look as if
verb
To search or seek.
I am looking for my keys
Often appears as...
- look for
- look into
idiom
To consider or think about.
Look before you leap
Often appears as...
- look before leap
- look back
Usage tips
Idiomatic
verb
To turn your eyes in a particular direction.
Look at that beautiful sunset!
Often appears as...
- look at
- look towards
noun
The appearance of a person or thing.
I love the look of this new car
Often appears as...
- get a look
- take a look
verb
To seem or appear to be.
You look tired
Often appears as...
- look like
- look as if
verb
To search or seek.
I am looking for my keys
Often appears as...
- look for
- look into
idiom
To consider or think about.
Look before you leap
Often appears as...
- look before leap
- look back
Usage tips
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Eye Direction
Refers specifically to the movement of the eyes, not the head or body.
When I say 'look here,' just move your eyes.
Pro Tip 2/3Focus Attention
Used when asking for someone to pay attention to something specific.
Look at the board for the instructions.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-verbal Cue
Can convey interest or lack thereof depending on where someone is looking.
He wouldn't look at me while I was talking.
Pro Tip 1/3Eye Direction
Refers specifically to the movement of the eyes, not the head or body.
When I say 'look here,' just move your eyes.
Pro Tip 2/3Focus Attention
Used when asking for someone to pay attention to something specific.
Look at the board for the instructions.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-verbal Cue
Can convey interest or lack thereof depending on where someone is looking.
He wouldn't look at me while I was talking.
Pro Tip 1/3Eye Direction
Refers specifically to the movement of the eyes, not the head or body.
When I say 'look here,' just move your eyes.
Pro Tip 2/3Focus Attention
Used when asking for someone to pay attention to something specific.
Look at the board for the instructions.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-verbal Cue
Can convey interest or lack thereof depending on where someone is looking.
He wouldn't look at me while I was talking.
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What game theory teaches...
era thing because if we had no problem with it we just do it here so we hit it away because we knew it was uncomfortable because we know what our values are so what's been happening in the world is we've been evaluating all of the things that have been going on by ignoring our values because we don't realize we're in an infinite contest and we only look at our interests so we
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The benefits of a...
chances are you belong to the world's bilingual and multilingual majority. And besides having an easier time traveling or watching movies without subtitles, knowing two or more languages means that your brain may actually look and work differently than those of your monolingual friends.
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The five major world...
In a flash, he realized that looking for answers at the extremes was a mistake. The middle way between luxury and poverty seemed wisest. And while meditating under a bodhi tree, the rest of the answer came to him. All of life abounds with suffering. It's caused by selfish craving
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Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
just charge it. And I just looked at her, and she looked at me, and we kind of just both held it and just moved it through the wave. And that for me was really powerful, because sometimes you're not aware of when you need help. Sometimes you're not aware of when to reach out.
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What is depression? -...
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Bill Gates: The next...
We've got cell phones to get information from the public and get information out to them. We have satellite maps where we can see where people are and where they're moving. We have advances in biology that should dramatically change the turnaround time to look at a pathogen
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Questions No One Knows...
Or, maybe we're looking at the wrong scale. Perhaps intelligent civilizations come to realize that life is ultimately just complex patterns of information interacting with each other in a beautiful way, and that that can happen more efficiently at a small scale.
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Best Lion Moments Part 2...
sorry my dear sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry let's have a look at the claws you're
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Baby Penguin’s First...
protect them other adults certainly won't look after them
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Thought-provoking...
they look to their leader nick for support
Video examples
What game theory teaches...
era thing because if we had no problem with it we just do it here so we hit it away because we knew it was uncomfortable because we know what our values are so what's been happening in the world is we've been evaluating all of the things that have been going on by ignoring our values because we don't realize we're in an infinite contest and we only look at our interests so we
Video examples
The benefits of a...
chances are you belong to the world's bilingual and multilingual majority. And besides having an easier time traveling or watching movies without subtitles, knowing two or more languages means that your brain may actually look and work differently than those of your monolingual friends.
Video examples
The five major world...
In a flash, he realized that looking for answers at the extremes was a mistake. The middle way between luxury and poverty seemed wisest. And while meditating under a bodhi tree, the rest of the answer came to him. All of life abounds with suffering. It's caused by selfish craving
Video examples
Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
just charge it. And I just looked at her, and she looked at me, and we kind of just both held it and just moved it through the wave. And that for me was really powerful, because sometimes you're not aware of when you need help. Sometimes you're not aware of when to reach out.
Video examples
What is depression? -...
So, if you know someone struggling with depression, encourage them, gently, to seek out some of these options. You might even offer to help with specific tasks, like looking up therapists in the area, or making a list of questions to ask a doctor. To someone with depression,
Video examples
Bill Gates: The next...
We've got cell phones to get information from the public and get information out to them. We have satellite maps where we can see where people are and where they're moving. We have advances in biology that should dramatically change the turnaround time to look at a pathogen
Video examples
Questions No One Knows...
Or, maybe we're looking at the wrong scale. Perhaps intelligent civilizations come to realize that life is ultimately just complex patterns of information interacting with each other in a beautiful way, and that that can happen more efficiently at a small scale.
Video examples
Best Lion Moments Part 2...
sorry my dear sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry let's have a look at the claws you're
Video examples
Baby Penguin’s First...
protect them other adults certainly won't look after them
Video examples
Thought-provoking...
they look to their leader nick for support
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LeBron James
American Basketball Player
My father wasn't around when I was a kid, and I used to always say, 'Why me? Why don't I have a father? Why isn't he around? Why did he leave my mother?' But as I got older I looked deeper and thought, 'I don't know what my father was going through, but if he was around all the time, would I be who I am today?
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Steve Jobs
American Businessman
Design is a funny word. Some people think design means how it looks. But of course, if you dig deeper, it's really how it works.
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Antoine de Saint-Exupery
French Writer
Each man must look to himself to teach him the meaning of life. It is not something discovered: it is something molded.
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John F. Kennedy
American President
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.
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Abraham Lincoln
American President
Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them.
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Clint Eastwood
American Actor
Society has made us believe you should look like an 18-year-old model all your life.
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Ernest Hemingway
American Novelist
All my life I've looked at words as though I were seeing them for the first time.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
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Rihanna
American Musician
I'm really looking forward to seeing what life brings to me.
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Mae West
American Actress
Look your best - who said love is blind?
Quote examples
LeBron James
American Basketball Player
My father wasn't around when I was a kid, and I used to always say, 'Why me? Why don't I have a father? Why isn't he around? Why did he leave my mother?' But as I got older I looked deeper and thought, 'I don't know what my father was going through, but if he was around all the time, would I be who I am today?
Quote examples
Steve Jobs
American Businessman
Design is a funny word. Some people think design means how it looks. But of course, if you dig deeper, it's really how it works.
Quote examples
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
French Writer
Each man must look to himself to teach him the meaning of life. It is not something discovered: it is something molded.
Quote examples
John F. Kennedy
American President
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.
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Abraham Lincoln
American President
Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them.
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Clint Eastwood
American Actor
Society has made us believe you should look like an 18-year-old model all your life.
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Ernest Hemingway
American Novelist
All my life I've looked at words as though I were seeing them for the first time.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
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Rihanna
American Musician
I'm really looking forward to seeing what life brings to me.
Quote examples
Mae West
American Actress
Look your best - who said love is blind?
Example 1 of 10
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