look

/lʊk/ n [C] (SEEM)

Definition

› an expression of the face, or a particular appearance: a joyful/sad look I didn’t like the look of the place and left as soon as I could. [pl] He had good looks and lots of money.

(Definition of look n (SEEM) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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look like someone/something phrasal verb SIMILAR APPEARANCE
look like something phrasal verb POSSIBLE FUTURE
look n EXAMINE
look n SEARCH
look n SEE
look n SEEM
look on/upon someone/something phrasal verb
look out phrasal verb
look right through someone idiom
look someone in the eye idiom
look something up phrasal verb CHECK FACTS

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look v SEE
look v SEARCH
look v SEEM
look v EXAMINE
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look after someone/something phrasal verb
look ahead phrasal verb
look back phrasal verb
look down on someone phrasal verb
look forward to something phrasal verb
look in on someone/something phrasal verb

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look someone in the eye idiom
look right through someone idiom
looking for trouble idiom
look someone in the face, at look someone in the eye idiom

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