TO LOOK AT

Definition: TO LOOK AT

TO LOOK AT

1. To direct the eyes toward so that one sees, or as if to see; as, to look at a star; hence, to observe, examine, consider; as, to look at a matter without prejudice.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Multilingual Slang

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Crosswords: TO LOOK AT

His friends would say stop whining, they've had enough of that; His friends would say stop pining, there's other girls to look at; They've tried to set him up with Tiffany and Indigo; But there's something about Mary that they don't know; Mary, there's just something about Mary. (There's Something About Mary; writing credit: Ed Decter; John J. Strauss)

They reminded me so much of myself, I could hardly bear to look at them. (Trainspotting; writing credit: Irvine Welsh; John Hodge)

Aren't you going to look at your cards first? (The Odd Couple; writing credit: Neil Simon)

I like to look at the law as sort of a guideline, kind of a helpful suggestion. (Birds of Prey; writing credit: Adam Armus; Nora Kay Foster)

I remember in one flower shop there was a whole wall covered with poison ivy and people came from miles around to look at that wall and they stayed to buy. (The Little Shop of Horrors; writing credit: Charles B. Griffith)

Baby I remember the way you used to look at me and say (I Want You Back; performing artist: 'N Sync)

Lovely to Look at (1952)

Easy to Look at (1945)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Scientist is performing an amino acid analysis which is used to look at the detail of cellular molecules. Knowing the genetic code and the way it relates to proteins made by the body are tools to understand cancer cells. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

Oh, don't hurt me! cried Tom. I only want to look at you; you are so handsom. Credit: Library of Congress.

A young woman applies lipstick while riding on a ski lift, she appears to be using her mirror to look at the man behind her on the lift] / Saxon. Credit: Library of Congress.

You'd never think to look at him that he was a race hoss wunst, now would ye?. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

If some one loves a flower, of which just one single blossom grows in all the millions and millions of stars, it is enough to make him happy just to look at the stars.

To look at her, nobody would think how delighted and happy she is to have secured such a situation.

Mein Herr turned quickly round, to look at the new speaker.

We have only to look at some men to distrust them, for we feel the darkness of their souls in two ways.

People began to look at us.

The hard old head came out and tried to look at the pressing finger, and the legs waved wildly.

It certainly is fair to look at that class by whose labor the works which distinguish this generation are accomplished.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

One way is to look at how results of the treatment are reported. (references)

Brain scans allow the doctor to look at a picture of the brain to see if anything does not look normal. (references)

Diagnosis involves an endoscopy to look at the lining of the esophagus and a biopsy to examine a sample of tissue. (references)

Business

One way to get a feel for the size of this market is to look at manufacturing activities. (references)

Many buyers attend domestic Chinese trade fairs to look at product literature and purchase new machinery. (references)

A study was recently commissioned by one of the leading suppliers to look at how women feel about DIY tool products, their presentation and packaging. (references)

Economic History

Zambia

An audit and business risk department is already in place at the customs head office to look at post-clearance of goods. (references)

Australia

Despite this, regulatory pressure continues to force councils to look at more cost-effective recycling systems and services. (references)

Spain

Companies who engage in electronic commerce will equally need to look at modifying their websites to reflect doing business in the new currency. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Asturian

mirar. (various references)

Aymara

uñch'uquiña. (various references)

Bemba

ukulolesha pa. (various references)

Blackfoot

ssapi. (various references)

Cebuano

mosud-ong. (various references)

Chamorro

para ma atan. (various references)

Chinese 

視 (to inspect, to regard), 看 (it depends, think, to guard, to look after, to see, to take care of, to watch, whirlwind). (various references)

Faeroese

at hyggja at. (various references)

Finnish

asiaa voidaan katsoa eri puolilta (there is more than one way to look at the matter). (various references)

Frisian

oansjen (appearance, aspect, exterior, look, sight, view). (various references)

Hungarian

megszemlél (inspect, survey, to inspect, to muster, to reconnoitre, to visit), megnéz (eye, see, survey, to attend, to eyeball, to glom, to look up, to take in, to visit, view). (various references)

Inuktitut

takuluni. (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

見遣る , 見た所 (in appearance, judging from appearances), 見たと�"ろ (in appearance, judging from appearances). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

みたと�"ろ (in appearance, judging from appearances), みやる (to gaze, to stare at). (various references)

Kongo

ku-tala. (various references)

Maori

titiro (ki). (various references)

Maya

cha'an. (various references)

Papago

ab neith. (various references)

Pig Latin

otay ooklay atay

Provencal

agachar. (various references)

Ruanda

kureba. (various references)

Samoan

e vaai iai. (various references)

ug. (various references)

aspicio, considero, respectione, species, specto, spicis. (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-3 letters: lotto, total.

-4 letters: alto, kola, kolo, koto, look, loot, lota, otto, talk, tola, took, tool, toot.

-5 letters: alt, att, kat, koa, lat, loo, lot, oak, oat, oka, oot, tao, tat, too, tot.

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