look
nounADJ.
little | brief, cursory, quick | leisurely | careful, close
Take a closer look at it.| furtive
I had a furtive look in her bag when her back was turned.| overall
We need to take an overall look at the situation.| nostalgic
The book takes a nostalgic look at the golden age of the railway.| critical, hard, honest, radical, realistic, serious, uncompromising
You should take a long, hard look at your reasons for wanting to join the army.| humorous, light-hearted
The book takes a humorous look at parenthood.| fresh
I think it's time to take a fresh look at our sales techniques.VERB + LOOK
have, take | get
Did you get a look at his new car?| sneak, steal
PREP.
~ at
I managed to steal a look at the exam paper.| ~ in/into
She couldn't resist a quick look in the mirror.| ~ out of
Have a look out of the window and see who's at the door.| ~ through
I had a brief look through the report before the meeting.| ~ towards
The book concludes with a look towards the future.PHRASES
without a backward look
She walked out of the door without a backward look.ADJ.
good | little, quick
VERB + LOOK
have
PREP.
~ around/round
We had a good look around the old town onglazed, unfocused, vacant | wild
The man had a wild look in his eyes.| funny, odd, strange
He gave me a funny look.| curious, meaningful, puzzled, quizzical, searching, speculative, thoughtful | knowing, shrewd | penetrating, piercing | earnest, intense, intent, steady | bold, challenging | smug, triumphant | mischievous, wicked | amused, wry | innocent | coy, shy | compassionate, loving | grateful | apologetic | appealing, despairing, desperate, frantic | hungry
VERB + LOOK
have | cast (sb), dart (sb), give (sb), shoot (sb), throw (sb) | get
I got a black look from Amy.| exchange
They exchanged meaningful looks.PREP.
~ from
A withering look from his wife silenced him.| ~ of
He darted her a look of contempt.PHRASES
a … look in sb's eyes/on sb's face
She had a puzzled look in her eyes. He opened the door with a scornful look on his face.| take that ( … ) look off your face
Take that smug look off your face before I slap you!ADJ.
overall
the overall look of the house| professional
Use high-quality paper to give your CV a more professional look.| youthful
VERB + LOOK
have | like
I didn't like the look of the salad so I didn't touch it.PREP.
by/from the ~ of sb/sth
Joe isn't getting much sleep from the look of him. By the looks of the first day of our holiday.| ~ for
I had a look for websites on Egyptian music, but didn't find anything.it, someone's already staying inADJ.
angry, black, dark, dirty, exasperated, fierce, furious, harsh, irritated, murderous, reproachful, savage, scathing, scornful, severe, sharp, withering
She threw him a dirty look.| cold, cool, dry, frosty, steely | disgusted | pained | baleful, forbidding | glum, grim, hangdog | suspicious, wary | cautious | sideways | guilty, sheepish, shifty
The guilty look on his face told us all we needed to know.| apprehensive, anxious, doubtful, worried
They had worried looks on their faces.| sad | blank, dazed, distant, faraway,
this room.| ~ about
He still had a youthful look about him.| ~ of
a fabric with the look of silkADJ.
good | striking | classic
He had classic good looks.| boyish, clean-cut, youthful | craggy
VERB + LOOK
have | lose
She's lost her looks.ADJ.
latest, new | casual | classic | sophisticated | individual
VERB + LOOK
have | give sb/sth
They've given the place a completely new look this year.LOOK + VERB
be/come back in (fashion), go out (of fashion)
The classic look never goes out of fashion.look
verbADV.
carefully, closely
Look at the machine quite carefully before you buy it.| sharply
She looked up at me sharply when I said that.| intently, searchingly | archly | enquiringly, questioningly, quizzically, speculatively | doubtfully, dubiously | expectantly | anxiously, apprehensively | enviously, longingly
He looked longingly at the food on the table.| beseechingly, imploringly, pleadingly | reproachfully | disapprovingly | pityingly | reflectively | studiously
He was looking studiously down to avoid meeting her eyes.| impassively | blankly, dumbly, uncomprehendingly, unseeingly | across, away, down, over, round, up
She looked over to where the others were chatting.VERB + LOOK
turn to
He turned to look as she came down the stairs.| let sb
‘It's beautiful!’ ‘Oh! Let me look!’PREP.
at
What are you looking at?| towards
She looked towards the door.PHRASES
look and see
I'll look and see if I've got any sugar in the cupboard.VERB + LOOK
make sb/sth
You made me look a complete fool!PREP.
like
an animal that looked like a large hedgehog| to
It looks to me as if the company is in real trouble.PHRASES
look as if/as though