Look At

Definition: Look At

Look At

Verb

1. Consider, as of an example; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case".

2. Look at carefully; study mentally; "view a problem".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Multilingual Slang

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

Synonyms: Look At

Accusation

Interjection: look at home; tu quoque; (retaliation).

Attention

Verb: be attentive; Adjective: attend, advert to, observe, look, see, view, remark, notice, regard, take notice, mark; give attention to, pay attention to, pay heed to, give heed to; incline an ear to, lend an ear to; trouble one's head about; give a thought to, animadvert to; occupy oneself with; contemplate; (think of); look at, look to, look after, look into, look over; see to; turn the mind to, bend the mind to, apply the mind to, direct the mind to, give the mind to, turn the eye to, bend the eye to, apply the eye to, direct the eye to, give the eye to, turn the attention to, bend the attention to, apply the attention to, direct the attention to, give the attention to; have an eye to, have in one's eye; bear in mind; take into account, take into consideration; keep in sight, keep in view; have regard to, heed, mind, take cognizance of entertain, recognize; make note of, take note of; note.

Inquiry

Investigate; take up an inquiry, institute an inquiry, pursue an inquiry, follow up an inquiry, conduct an inquiry, carry on an inquiry, carry out an inquiry, prosecute an inquiry; Noun: look at, look into; preexamine; discuss, canvass, agitate.

Crosswords: Look At

I don't believe him. I mean, he didn't even like, look at me once! (American Beauty; writing credit: Alan Ball)

Look at his sweater. (A Hard Day's Night; writing credit: Alun Owen)

I'll tell you what, you can get a good look at a t-bone by sticking your head up a bull's ass, but I'd rather take the butcher's word for it. (Tommy Boy; writing credit: Bonnie Turner and Terry Turner.)

! Page 73, Johnson, Navin, R.! I'm somebody now! Millions of people look at this book every day! (The Jerk; writing credit: Carl Reiner, written by Steve Martin and Carl Gottlieb.)

Have you ever had two people look at you, with complete lust and devotion, through the same pair of eyes? (Being John Malkovich; writing credit: Charlie Kaufman)

I wish you'd look at me that way (Invisible Man; performing artist: 98 Degrees; writing credit: Dane DeViller, Sean Hosein, and Steve Kipner)

And look at yourself and what really matters? (Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning); performing artist: Alan Jackson)

I see the way you look at me (Hottie; performing artist: Ashley Ballard)

Then one look at you baby (When I See You Smile; performing artist: Bad English)

I get weak when I look at you (I Get Weak; performing artist: Belinda Carlisle)

Look at life through the windshield, not the rear-view mirror. (references; author: unknown)

You don't look at a picture of a Chevy when you drive a Cadillac. (references; author: unknown)

Two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different. (references; author: unknown)

Look at Us Now (1974)

A Look at the World of SOYLENT GREEN (1973)

Critical Look at the New Left From Protest to Resistance (1968)

Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look At... (1965)

Look at Life (1965)

Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) (performing artist: Phil Collins)

Look At Us (performing artist: Sabrina Paris)

Turn Around, Look At Me (performing artist: The Vogues)

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

Books

• Book On Bookies : An Inside Look At A Successful Sports Gambling Operation (reference)

• Encounter in the Pleiades: An Inside Look at Ufo's (reference)

• Plodding toward terror : a personal look at the Jack Ruby case (reference)

• A Look at Me Poetically (reference)

• Through Kathryn's Eyes (A poignant, insider's look at teaching) (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Baadasssss Cinema - A Bold Look at 70's Blaxploitation Films (reference)

• First Works - A Revealing Look at Today's Greatest Directors (reference)

• Aerosmith: Big Ones You Can Look at (reference)

• Lovely to Look At (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Look at That Moon (reference)

• Look at Us (reference)

• Turn Around Look at Me / I Love How You Love Me (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

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).

Pictured are two scientists with lab coats and rubber gloves are in a lab setting. They are preparing for the southern blot technique, used in recombinant DNA technology. These new technologies have revolutionized the way scientists can look at the detail of cellular molecules. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

The Hubble telescope has given astronomers their first direct look at what is possibly a ... Credit: NASA.

Astronomers have obtained an unprecedented look at the nearest example of galactic cannibalism ... Credit: NASA.

A Brown Pelican cruises close for a look at the photographer. Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals).

A last look at Mount Erebus before heading to the South Pole. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

New folks at the South Pole getting their first look at the station. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Secretary of the Air Force, F. Whitten Peters hosted a group of educators recently and gave them an up-close look at the Air Force and the men and women behind the scenes who perform its mission day-to-day. (P.; photo by Staff Sgt. Angela Stafford)..

A look at the new Defense Department common access card. With an 32 kilobyte embedded computer chip, magnetic stripe and two bar codes, the "Smart Card" will eventually replace the standard military identification card. (File photo).

Landowner; Connie Ramirez, NRCS District Conservationist; and Doug Johnson, NRCS District Conservationist, take a look at trees on landowners farm near Muscatine, IA. [Slide 97CS3072]. Credit: Tim McCabe.

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

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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.

Look at her.

I could but stand outside, and take a last look at the two sweet children, ere they disappeared within, and the golden gate closed with a bang.

Listen, bud, said Ford, "if I had one Altairan dollar for every time I heard one bit of the Universe look at another bit of the Universe and say `That's terrible' I wouldn't be sitting here like a lemon looking for a gin."

God must have taken you into his hand, to, have a close look at you, and then put you down.

Wells too would be there but no fellow would look at him.

Look at her pant, look at her heave.

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

A new look at old links. (references)

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

Look at the hole where the medicine sprays out from your inhaler. (references)

Business

The following offers a brief look at the telecommunications sector in the SADC region. (references)

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)

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)

Moldova

Also, Moldovans look at the U.S. as a source of technology and know-how and oftentimes are willing to offer their own technology solutions. (references)

Human Rights

Ukraine

Since only the courts may authorize the continuation of pretrial detention pursuant to the July amendments, they began to take a closer look at cases in which defendants had been confined for extended periods in pretrial detention based on previous authorization by prosecutors. (references)

Mexico

On November 6, Mexico City Attorney General Bernardo Batiz stated that his office was pursuing various lines of investigation, but that investigators were taking an especially close look at Ochoa's last trip to Guerrero, which took place October 1-3. Batiz told the press that Ochoa had had confrontations in the past with local political leaders, military personnel, and illegal loggers in Guerrero. (references)

Trade

Egypt

For those U.S. companies interested in selling production equipment and raw materials to the Egyptian business sector, a look at the financial environment in which Egyptian manufacturers and exporters operate might be useful. (references)

Travel

Djibouti

Another cultural difference is that if your local business partner does not look at you when you are speaking, it does not mean that you do not have his (her) attention. (references)

Czech Rep

For instance, university graduates usually use the title "Manager" (abbreviated as "Mgr"); those with law degrees are addressed as "Doctor" (abbreviated "JUDr."). Look at business cards to see how to address a contact. (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.

Expressions using "look at": cast a transient look at ♦ do not look at me like that ♦ give a look at ♦ have a critical look at ♦ have a good look at ♦ have a look at ♦ Interjection: look at home ♦ look at adoringly ♦ look at each other ♦ look at every penny ♦ look at him askance ♦ look at me! ♦ look at one other ♦ look at oneself ♦ look at oneself in the glass ♦ look at smb. askance ♦ look at smb. smth. ♦ look at the bright side ♦ look at with the eye of ♦ snatch a transient look at ♦ sneak a look at ♦ sneak a look at smb. ♦ steal a look at smb. ♦ take a look at ♦ take a quick look at ♦ To look at. Additional references.

Afrikaans

kyk na (consider, deem, look, regard, view, watch), kyk (consider, deem, look, regard, view, watch). (various references)

Albanian

vështroj (eye, gaze round, look, look on, regard, see, sight, survey, take a look at, trace, watch), shikoj (eye, glance, glance over, keep an eye on, look, overlook, see, sight, take a gander, take a look at, view, watch). (various references)

Arabic 

‏نظر إلي, ‏لاحظ (catch sight of, eye, keep an eye on, make out, note, notice, observe, perceive, realize, recognize, regard, remark, see, spy, take notice, twig, view), ‏تفحص (bolt, look about for smth., look into, scan, scrutiny, see into), ‏إعتبر (account, adjudge, assume, consider, count, deem, externalize, figure, hold the view, make, number, ponder, rate, reckon, see, set, treat). (various references)

Asturian

mirar (to look at). (various references)

Aymara

uñch'uquiña (to look at). (various references)

Bemba

ukulolesha pa (to look at). (various references)

Blackfoot

ssapi (to look at). (various references)

Bulgarian 

гледам (eye, gape, lamp, look, look on, look out, look through, manage, mind, nurse, open, overlook, point, regard, see, see into, tend, view, watch), вглеждам се в, заглеждам се в, преглеждам (examine, go over, inspect, look over, look through, overhaul, review, revise, run back, take a look at, vet). (various references)

Cebuano

mosud-ong (to look at). (various references)

Chamorro

para ma atan (to look at). (various references)

Chinese 

瞧 . (various references)

Czech

podívat se na (consult, go into, take a glance at, take a look at), přihlížet (look on, stand by), nazírat, brát v úvahu (mind). (various references)

Danish

se på (consider, deem, look, regard, view, watch), betragte (consider, deem, look, regard, view, watch). (various references)

Dutch

beschouwen (account, consider, contemplate, envisage, esteem, regard, take into account, view). (various references)

Esperanto

rigardi (consider, deem, look, regard, view, watch), kontempli (consider, contemplate, envisage, regard, view). (various references)

Faeroese

eygfara (consider, contemplate, deem, envisage, look, regard, view, watch). (various references)

Finnish

luoda katseensa johonkin (glance at), silmäillä (glance over, have a glance at, survey, view). (various references)

French

viser, regarder (look), contempler, considérer. (various references)

Frisian

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

German

ansehen (appearance, consider, count, credit, deem, esteem, eye, kudos, look, look on, look upon, prestige, regard, renown, reputation, repute, respect, respectability, see, standing, standung, status, tell by looking, view, watch), anschauen. (various references)

Greek 

κυτάζω, προσέχω (advert, attend, be mindful, beware, care, heed, keep an eye on, listen, look after, look out, mind, notice, pay attention (to), reck, see to, take note, take notice of, watch out). (various references)

Hungarian

ránéz, megvizsgál (examine, go over, inspect, investigate, look into, look over, scrutinize, to analyse, to analyze, to assay, to explore, to inspect, to look into, to probe, to scan, to search, to see into, to sift, to test, to vet), megnézi. (various references)

Indonesian

membelalakkan (open wide). (various references)

Inuktitut

takuluni (to look at). (various references)

Italian

riguardare (affect, apply, concern, examine, pertain, refer, regard, touch), mirare (aim, pitch, sight), guardare (be careful, behold, consider, deem, defend, eye, face, gaze at, glance at, have a look at, look, look after, look at oneself, look on, look out on, observe, regard, see, to look, view, watch). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

拝見 (seeing). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

はいけ�" (seeing, wearing a sword). (various references)

Kongo

ku-tala (to look at). (various references)

Manx

jeeaghyn er (look on, look upon). (various references)

Maori

titiro (ki) (to look at). (various references)

Maya

cha'an (to look at). (various references)

Papago

ab neith (to look at). (various references)

Pig Latin

ooklay atay

Portuguese

olhar para, olhar (consider, deem, eye, eye-beam, gaze, inspect, keek, look, pore, regard, see, view, watch), observar (attend, behold, consider, deem, keep, look, mind, note, notice, obey, observe, perceive, premise, regard, remark, represent, scout, see, sight, spy, take notice, twig, view, watch), mirar (consider, deem, eye, intend, keek, regard, view, watch). (various references)

Provencal

agachar (to look at). (various references)

Romanian

lua în considerare (consider, envisage, mind, reck, respect, take into account), urmãri (aim, chase, dog, drive, follow, follow out, give chase, go after, go for, haunt, hound, Hunt, intend, make after, Mark, obsess, pursue, run, run after, seek after, strive after, trace, track, watch), se uita (eye, lamp, peek, regard, see), privi la (eye, lamp), examina (canvass, comb, consider, contemplate, debate, examine, explore, go over, inspect, investigate, look over, observe, overhaul, overlook, peer, pry into, quiz, review, scout, scrutinize, search, study, talk over, verify, view, visit, weigh), cerceta (analyse, analyze, anatomize, ask, canvass, case, consider, consult, cross-question, delve, dip into, examine, excogiate, explore, inspect, introspect, investigate, look into, look over, look through, overlook, peer, pursue, question, reconnoitre, research, screen, scrutinize, search, search into, seek, sift, sound, study, survey, test, try, visit). (various references)

Ruanda

kureba (to look at). (various references)

Russian 

смотреть (behold, consider, deem, eye, look, look on, looked, looking, regard, see, view, watch), посмотреть (cast a look, consider, deem, look, regard, view, watch). (various references)

Samoan

e vaai iai (to look at). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

pogledati na, gledati na (front). (various references)

Spanish

mirar (consider, deem, eye, glance, look, look about, look after, look around, look on, look to, peer, regard, see, survey, touch on, view, watch), contemplar (account, consider, contemplate, deem, esteem, gaze at, look, regard, take into account, view, watch), ver (come on, consider, deem, envisage, eye, hear, lie back, look, notice, regard, see, see into, try, view, watch, witness), observar (behold, catch one's eye, catch sight, consider, deem, eye, keep, look, mind, monitor, note, notice, observe, preserve, regard, remark, sight, spy, view, watch). (various references)

Swedish

betrakta (account, consider, contemplate, envisage, esteem, eye, look on, look upon, observe, regard, take into account, treat, view, watch), beskåda (consider, deem, look, regard, view, watch), bese (see). (various references)

Thai

ตรวจ�"ู (take a look at). (various references)

Turkish

seyretmek (behold, clear, contemplate, see, view, watch), gözden geçirmek (browse, canvass, check, check up, check up on, dip into, examine into, flick through, have a look at, look over, look through, pass smth. in review, review, revise, see over, sift), göz atmak (blink at, dig, dip, dip into, flash a glance, flick through, give an eye to, give the once-over, glance, glance at, glimpse, have a dekko, scan, shoot a glance, skim over, take a gander, take a glance at), göz önüne almak (allow, consider, keep in view, regard, see, take cognizance of, take into account), bakmak (answer, attend, behold, care for, concern oneself, consider, consult, deem, do for, face, feed, fend for, find, Foster, front, front on to, give a look, groom, have a frontage on, have a look-see, keep, look, look after, look on, look out, look through, look upon, maintain, make sure, nurse, overlook, put out to nurse, refer, regard, scan, see, see to, set eyes on, sight, sit in, suckle, superintend, supervise, support, survey, take a gander, take a look, take a look at, tend, turn up, view, wait on, wait upon, watch). (various references)

Turkmen 

seretmek (look after), esetmek (examine, inspect), дсetmek (look over). (various references)

Ukrainian

перевірити, дивитися на. (various references)

Welsh

edrych ar (examine), edrych (behold, consider, deem, look, regard, view, watch). (various references)

inspector, intueamur, intuearis, intueatur, intuebantur, intuebatur, intuebitur, intuebor, intuemini, intuens, intuensque, intuentes, intuere, intuerentur, intueri, intuetur, intuita, intuitu, intuitus, inviso, spectabant, spectante, spectare, spectat, tueatur, tuere, tuitus, tutam, tute, tuto, vide, videam, videamini, videamus, videant, videantur, videaris, videas, videat, videatis, videatur, videbam, videbamus, videbant, videbantque, videbantur, videbar, videbas, videbat, videbatur, videbimus, videbis, videbit, videbitis, videbitur, videbo, videbunt, videbuntque, videmus, videndum, videns, vidensque, vident, vidente, videntem, videntes, videntibus, videntis, videntium, videntum, videntur, video, videram, viderant, viderat, videre, viderem, viderent, viderentur, videres, videret, videretur, videri, viderim, viderint, videris, viderit, videritis, videritque, videro, viderunt, videruntque, vides, videsne, videt, videte, videtis, videtur, vidi, vidimus, vidique, vidisse, vidissem, vidissemque, vidissent, vidisset, vidisti, vidistis, vidit, viditque, vis, visa, visi, viso, visu, visum, visuri, visurum, visurus, visus. (various references)

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

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

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: alto, kola, kolo, koto, look, loot, lota, talk, tola, took, tool.

-3 letters: alt, kat, koa, lat, loo, lot, oak, oat, oka, oot, tao, too.

-4 letters: al, at, ka, la, lo, ta, to.

+1 letter: talooka.

+2 letters: talookas.

+3 letters: bookplate, bookstall, bootblack, toolmaker.

+4 letters: bookplates, bookstalls, bootblacks, toolmakers, toolmaking.

+5 letters: cartoonlike, toolmakings, zooplankter, zooplankton.