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Definition: TO LOOK INTO |
TO LOOK INTO1. To inspect closely; to observe narrowly; to examine; as, to look into the works of nature; to look into one's conduct or affairs. |
Crosswords: TO LOOK INTO |
| English words defined with "TO LOOK INTO": Into. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "TO LOOK INTO": Anoscopy ♦ Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act ♦ Tunnel. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "TO LOOK INTO": introspect. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Nappa, remind me to look into getting you dewormed again. (Dragon Ball Z; writing credit: Chris Forbis; Eric Johnson) Well, I don't need a magic 8-ball to look into your future. (Chasing Amy; writing credit: Kevin Smith) | |
Lyrics | I hate to look into those eyes (Sweet Child O' Mine; performing artist: Guns N' Roses) Mama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun, but mama (Blinded By The Light (Bruce Springsteen); performing artist: MANFRED MANN) Just to look into your eyes (The Keeper Of The Stars; performing artist: TRACY BYRD) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Defense Secretary William Cohen asked the Defense Department inspector general to look into problems concerning military absentee balloting. Cohen ordered the inquiry following reports that many absentee ballots from service members were not counted becau. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Edward H. Harriman | It is never safe to look into the future with eyes of fear. |
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne | Example is a bright looking-glass, universal and for all shapes to look into. |
William Shakespeare | Oh, what a bitter thing it is to look into happiness through another man's eyes. |
| But O, how bitter a thing it is to look into happiness through another man's eyes. | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | When I was happier, one would only have had to look into my wardrobe to see that I was not a disorderly woman. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | In addition to these new hypotheses, investigators are continuing to look into previous theories that endometriosis is a disease influenced by delayed childbearing. (references) | |
Business | The PGR appointed a special investigator to look into these disappearances. (references) | |
As air standards become more challenging, companies are beginning to look into cleaner production options for pollution reduction. (references) | ||
Foreign small businesses interested in Korea are strongly encouraged to look into the possibilities of working with local Internet shopping mall companies or product suppliers to gain access to local consumers in a cost effective manner. (references) | ||
Economic History | Kenya | U.S. exporters are advised to look into marketing here. (references) |
Switzerland | Parliament has established an office to look into prices that appear to be too high. (references) | |
Nepal | Investigative commissions and committees are often formed to look into major cases of corruption that come to light. (references) | |
Human Rights | Israel and the occupied territories | Arafat ordered a board of inquiry to look into his death, but no findings had been released by year's end. (references) |
Bangladesh | On December 29, the BNP Government formed its own judicial commission to look into political cases from the previous government. (references) | |
Benin | A commission within the Justice Ministry was assigned to look into nonpayment; however, no further action was taken by year's end. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Ghana | In 2000 the Government established a National Steering Committee for the International Program for the Elimination of Child Labor (IPEC), composed of representatives from the Government, the Ghana Employer's Association, the Trade Unions Congress (TUC), the media, international organizations, and NGO's to look into child labor issues. (references) |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Woodrow Wilson | 1913-1921 | With the great Government went many deep secret things which we too long delayed to look into and scrutinize with candid, fearless eyes. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Translations for "TO LOOK INTO"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Chinese | 遙望 (to look into the distance). (various references) | ||||
Hungarian | tanulmányoz (inquire into, study, to investigate, to study), kivizsgál (check up, expostulate, overhaul, to check up, to investigate, to plumb, to see into, to sift), belenéz (look into). (various references) | ||||
Japanese Kanji | 覗き込む (to peer in). (various references) | ||||
Japanese Katakana | のぞき"む (to peer in). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | otay ooklay intoay | ||||
| Language | Date | Source | John Chapter 20, Verse 11 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Maria de eisthkei proV to mnhmeion klaiousa exw wV oun eklaien parekuyen eiV to mnhmeion |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Maria autem stabat ad monumentum foris plorans dum ergo fleret inclinavit se et prospexit in monumentum |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | But Marie stood at the graue with outforth wepynge. And the while sche wepte, sche bowide hir, and bihelde forth in to the graue. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Mary stode with out at the sepulcre wepynge. And as she wept she bowed her selfe into the sepulcre |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre, |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | But Mary stood without at the sepulcher weeping: and as she wept she stooped down to look into the sepulcher, |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | But Mary was still there outside the hole in the rock, weeping; and while she was weeping and looking into the hole, |
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| Language | John Chapter 20, Verse 11 |
| Cebuano | ¶ Apan sa gowa sa lubnganan, si Maria nagtindog nga naghilak, ug samtang naghilak siya, mitikubo siya aron sa paglili sa lubnganan. |
| Croatian | A Marija je stajala vani kod groba i plakala. |
| Danish | Men Maria stod udenfor ved Graven og græd. Som hun nu græd, kiggede hun ind i Graven, |
| Dutch | En Maria stond buiten bij het graf, wenende. Als zij dan weende, bukte zij in het graf; |
| Finnish | Mutta Maria seisoi haudan edessä ulkopuolella ja itki. Kun hän näin itki, kurkisti hän hautaan |
| French | Cependant Marie se tenait dehors près du sépulcre, et pleurait. Comme elle pleurait, elle se baissa pour regarder dans le sépulcre; |
| German | Maria aber stand vor dem Grabe und weinte draußen. Als sie nun weinte, guckte sie ins Grab |
| Hungarian | Mária pedig künn áll vala a sírnál sírva. A míg azonban siránkozék, behajol vala a sírba; |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Maria Magdalena berdiri di depan kuburan sambil menangis. Sementara menangis, ia menjenguk ke dalam kuburan, |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Tetapi Maryam itu berdiri di luar, dekat kubur sambil menangis. Tatkala menangis tunduklah ia menengok ke dalam kubur; |
| Maori | ¶ Ko Meri ia tu tonu i waho o te urupa tangi ai: a i a ia e tangi ana, ka piko iho ki te urupa. |
| Norwegian | Men Maria stod utenfor ved graven og gråt. Som hun nu gråt, bøide hun sig og så inn i graven, |
| Portuguese | Maria, porém, estava em pé, diante do sepulcro, a chorar. Enquanto chorava, abaixou-se a olhar para dentro do sepulcro, |
| Rumanian | Dar Maria wedea afarq lkngq mormknt, wi plkngea. Pe cknd plkngea s`a plecat sq se uite kn mormknt. |
| Shuar | ¶ Tura Marikia iwiarsamunam juak uutu pujumiayi. Niisha uutiatan Tsuntsumá iwiarsamunam iimsamiayi. |
| Swahili | Maria alikuwa amesimama nje ya kaburi, akilia. Huku akiwa bado analia, aliinama na kuchungulia kaburini, |
| Swedish | Men Maria stod och grät utanför graven. Och under det hon grät, lutade hon sig in i graven |
| Uma | ¶ Aga Maria Magdalena mokore hi mali daeo', ntora geo'. Bula-na geo', mengkabungku' -i melongi' hi rala daeo'. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "i-k-l-n-o-o-o-o-t-t" | |
-3 letters: kiloton. | |
-4 letters: lotion. | |
-5 letters: lotto. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 4F 4C 4F 4F 4B 49 4E 54 4F |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01001111 00100000 01001100 01001111 01001111 01001011 00100000 01001001 01001110 01010100 01001111 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T O   L O O K   I N T O |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 004F 004C 004F 004F 004B 0049 004E 0054 004F |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5449246494945243485449 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Modern 4. Images: Photo Album | 5. Quotations: Familiar 6. Quotations: Fiction 7. Quotations: Non-fiction 8. Quotations: Speeches | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Bible Trace 11. Anagrams 12. Orthography | 13. Bibliography |
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