looked

7 definitions • 25 examples

past simple and past participle of

to direct your eyes in order to see:

Look! There's grandma.

look at They looked at the picture and laughed.

Look at all these toys on the floor.

look up She looked up from her book and smiled at me.

I looked out (of) the window.

Look over there - there's a rainbow!

to try to find something or someone:

look for I'm looking for my keys.

I looked everywhere, but I couldn't find my glasses.

Have you looked in the dictionary?

I looked down the list but couldn't see his name.

to appear or seem:

You look well!

The roads look very icy.

That dress looks nice on you.

He has started to look his age (= appear as old as he really is).

It's looking good (= things are going well).

look like He looked like a friendly sort of person.

look like The twins look just like their mother.

look as if She looked as if she hadn't slept all night.

look as though He looked as though he might fall at any moment.

it looks like It looks like rain (= as if it is going to rain).

to face a particular direction:

The garden looks south.

This window looks out onto the lake.

used when you are telling someone to be careful or to pay attention:

[ + question word ] Look where you're going!

Look at the time - we're late!

to be planning to do something:

I'm looking to start my own business.