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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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