Word

look, v.
(looked, looking, looks)
freq. cnt. 437

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 274 freq. cnt.: 274

look

sample sentences

"She looked over the expanse of land"
"Look at your child!"
"Look--a deer in the backyard!"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
They %s up the hill

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

look looker

also see

look back look away look after look on look up to look for look into look back look up

semantic pointers

hyponym

stare take a look, have a look, get a load look back, look backward look away look around stare, gaze regard, consider ogle give the glad eye leer gape, gawk, goggle, gawp admire peep glance, glint, peek gloat eye, eyeball give the eye, give the once over squint peer

entailment

see

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 854 freq. cnt.: 607 freq. cnt.: 126 freq. cnt.: 121

appear look seem

sample sentences

"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"

verb frames

Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
They %s to move

verb frames

Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
John will %s angry

verb frames

Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
They %s to move

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

look look look

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

appearance

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

make cut feel pass off sound come across glow, shine, beam, radiate shine, glitter, glint, glisten, gleam stand out, jump out, jump, leap out, stick out rise, rear, lift loom feel

have a certain outward or facial expression
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 25 freq. cnt.: 25

look

sample sentences

"How does she look?"
"The child looks unhappy"
"She looked pale after the surgery"

verb frames

Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
The food does %s good

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

look look

semantic pointers

hyponym

squint

hypernym

search or seek
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 8

look search

sample sentences

"We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"
"Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
The men %s the area for animals
The men %s for animals in the area

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

search searcher searcher

semantic pointers

hyponym

hunt cruise prospect poke, pry, nose, intrude, horn in

hypernym

examine, see

look forward to the probable occurrence of
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 71 freq. cnt.: 33 freq. cnt.: 25 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 1

await expect look wait

sample sentences

"We were expecting a visit from our relatives"
"She is looking to a promotion"
"he is waiting to be drafted"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s VERB-ing

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s VERB-ing

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s VERB-ing

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s VERB-ing

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

waiter

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

expectant expectancy expectation

semantic pointers

hyponym

expect look forward look to hold on, hang on, hold the line look for, anticipate, look to

verb group

expect, anticipate

convey by one's expression
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

look

sample sentences

"She looked her devotion to me"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

look

semantic pointers

hypernym

convey

take charge of or deal with
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

attend look see take care

sample sentences

"Could you see about lunch?"
"I must attend to this matter"
"She took care of this business"

verb frames

Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

attention

semantic pointers

hyponym

minister tend

hypernym

care, give care

be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

face front look