look · v
look (DIRECTION)
B2 to face a particular direction
Dictionary examples:
This window looks out on the lake. (12.8)
The garden looks south. (18.1)
look on the bright side
C1 to find good things in a bad situation
Dictionary examples:
Look on the bright side - no one was badly hurt. (17.9)
be looking to do sth
C2 to plan to do something
Dictionary examples:
I'm looking to start my own business. (16.6)
look (SEARCH)
A1 to try to find someone or something
Dictionary examples:
I look for my phone in hand. (0.0)
I look for my glasses on face. (0.0)
I look for money in pockets. (0.0)
I look for pen behind my ear. (0.0)
I look for phone while calling it. (0.0)
I'm looking for my keys. (7.6)
I've looked everywhere but I can't find my glasses. (16.4)
I looked down the list but didn't see his name. (18.8)
look (SEE)
A1 to turn your eyes in the direction of something or someone so that you can see them
Dictionary examples:
Look at my dad's funny dance! (0.0)
Look! The cat is wearing pants! (0.0)
Look! The teacher is sleeping! (0.0)
Look! The dog is wearing sunglasses! (0.0)
Look at the elephant in pajamas! (0.0)
Look at the cow wearing high heels! (0.0)
Look! The fish is riding a bicycle! (0.0)
Look at the cat eating with chopsticks! (0.0)
Look! The teacher is dancing! (0.0)
Look at the dog riding a bike! (0.0)
Look! The pencil is writing by itself! (0.0)
Look! There's grandma. (4.5)
I looked out (of) the window. (10.9)
She looked up from her book and smiled at me. (20.2)
Look at all this stuff on the floor. (25.1)
They looked at the picture and laughed. (25.5)
Look over there - there's a rainbow! (27.8)
it looks like/as if
B1 used to say that something is likely to happen
Dictionary examples:
It looks like my homework is playing hide and seek with me. (0.0)
It looks as if my computer is taking a nap during work hours. (0.0)
It looks as if my bed is calling my name during work. (0.0)
It looks like snow. (8.0)
It looks as if there'll only be three of us going on Sunday. (21.0)
look as if/as though
B2 used to describe the appearance of a person or thing
Dictionary examples:
Bradley looked as if he had seen a ghost. (21.8)
She looked as though she was going to cry. (24.1)
look nice/strange, etc.
A2 used to describe the appearance of a person or thing
Dictionary examples:
My dog looks confused when I speak English to him. (0.0)
My cat looks like a grumpy old man in the morning. (0.0)
The cake I baked looks like a big, sad pancake. (0.0)
That food looks nice. (3.9)
You look tired. (9.7)
Do I look silly in this hat? (16.1)
She looks Italian or Spanish. (43.6)
look like
B1 used to describe the appearance of a person or thing
Dictionary examples:
My cat looks like a grumpy old man when I wake him up. (0.0)
The new office building looks like a giant cheese grater. (0.0)
After the party, my living room looked like a tornado had visited. (0.0)
He looked like a nice guy. (13.7)
The building looks like a giant lipstick - in fact people call it the lipstick building. (86.0)