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Noun look has 4 senses
- expression, look, aspect, facial expression, face - the expression on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"
--1 is a kind of countenance, visage
--1 has particulars: leer; sparkle, spark, light
- look, looking, looking at - 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"
--2 is a kind of sensing, perception
--2 has particulars:
- look - physical appearance; "I don't like the looks of this place"
--3 is a kind of appearance, visual aspect
- spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell - 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"
--4 is a kind of atmosphere, ambiance, ambience
--4 has particulars: Hollywood; Zeitgeist
Verb look has 10 senses
- look - 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!"
Sample sentence:
They look up the hill
- look, appear, seem - 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"
--2 is one way to be
Sample sentence:
John will look angry
- look - have a certain outward or facial expression; "How does she look?"; "The child looks unhappy"; "She looked pale after the surgery"
--3 is one way to be
Sample sentence:
The food does look good
- search, look - search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!"
--4 is one way to examine, see
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- front, look, face - 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"
--5 is one way to lie
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- attend, take care, look, see - take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business"
--6 is one way to care, give care
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
- look - convey by one's expression; "She looked her devotion to me"
--7 is one way to convey, impart
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
- expect, look, await, wait - 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"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
=> Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- look - accord in appearance with; "You don't look your age!"
--9 is one way to match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- count, bet, depend, look, calculate, reckon - 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"
--10 is one way to trust, swear, rely, bank
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
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