look out - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus

phrasal verb

Definition

•

to watch what is happening and be careful

The police have warned shopkeepers to look out for forged notes.

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said or shouted in order to tell someone that they are in danger

Look out! There's a car coming!

(Definition of look out from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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look like/as though you've seen a ghost
Look lively/sharp!
look on
look on the bright side
look on/upon sb as sth
look out
look out for number one
look out for sb/sth
look over sth
look round (somewhere/sth)
look sb up

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Synonyms and related words:

alert n
beware
bomb scare
burglar alarm
caution n (WARNING)
caution v
cautionary
cautionary tale
communication cord
don't you dare
false alarm
forewarn
heads-up
hear warning bells
One swallow doesn't make a summer.
raise the alarm
ring/sound alarm bells
send a signal to sb
tip-off
wake-up call

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