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looking |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb look 6 of 10 senses of look Sense 1 look => stare => take a look have a look => look back look backward => look away => look around => gaze, stare => regard => ogle => give the glad eye => leer => goggle, gape, gawp, gawk => admire => peek, peep => glance, peek, glint => gloat => eye, eyeball => give the eye, give the once over => squint => peer Sense 2 look appear, seem => make => cut => feel => pass off => sound => come across => glow, beam, radiate, shine => glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shine => leap out jump out jump, stand out stick out => rise, lift, rear => loom => feel Sense 4 search, look => hunt => cruise => prospect => pry, nose, poke Sense 5 front, look face => confront Sense 6 attend, take care look see => minister => tend Sense 8 expect, look await, wait => expect => look forward => look to => hang on hold the line hold on => anticipate, look for look to Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb look 6 of 10 senses of look Sense 1 look => stare => glower, glare => take a look have a look => look back look backward => look away => look around => gaze, stare => stare down outface => stargaze => regard => ogle => give the glad eye => leer => goggle, gape, gawp, gawk => admire => peek, peep => glance, peek, glint => gloat => eye, eyeball => give the eye, give the once over => squint => peer Sense 2 look appear, seem => make => cut => feel => pass off => sound => come across => glow, beam, radiate, shine => glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shine => spangle => shimmer => leap out jump out jump, stand out stick out => rise, lift, rear => loom, tower, hulk => loom => feel => crawl Sense 4 search, look => hunt => cruise => prospect => pry, nose, poke Sense 5 front, look face => confront Sense 6 attend, take care look see => minister => tend => garden => landscape => shepherd Sense 8 expect, look await, wait => expect => look forward => look to => hang on hold the line hold on => anticipate, look for look to => apprehend, quail at Entailment of verb look 1 of 10 senses of look Sense 1 look => see Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb look 10 senses of look Sense 1 look Also See-> look back#1; look away#1; look after#1; look on#1; look up to#1; look for#1; look into#2; look back#2; look up#1 Sense 2 look appear, seem => be Sense 3 look Sense 4 search, look => examine, see Sense 5 front, look face => lie Sense 6 attend, take care look see => care give care Sense 7 look => convey, impart Sense 8 expect, look await, wait Sense 9 look => match, fit correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree Sense 10 count bet, depend, look calculate, reckon => trust, swear, rely, bank Familiarity of verb look look used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 10) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb look Sense 1 look -------------- Sense 2 look appear, seem => be -------------- Sense 3 look -------------- Sense 4 search, look => examine, see -------------- Sense 5 front, look face => lie -------------- Sense 6 attend, take care look see => care give care -------------- Sense 7 look => convey, impart -------------- Sense 8 expect, look await, wait -------------- Sense 9 look => match, fit correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree -------------- Sense 10 count bet, depend, look calculate, reckon => trust, swear, rely, bank -------------- Grep of noun looking looking looking-glass plant looking at looking for looking glass looking glass tree Overview of noun looking The noun looking has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) look looking, looking at -- (the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him") 2. looking, looking for -- (the act of searching visually) Overview of verb look The verb look has 10 senses (first 8 from tagged texts) 1. (274) look -- (perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!" "Look--a deer in the backyard!") 2. (127) look appear, seem -- (give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time") 3. (25) look -- (have a certain outward or facial expression; "How does she look?" "The child looks unhappy"; "She looked pale after the surgery") 4. (8) search, look -- (search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!") 5. (1) front, look face -- (face in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park") 6. (1) attend, take care look see -- (take charge of or deal with "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business") 7. (1) look -- (convey by one's expression; "She looked her devotion to me") 8. (1) expect, look await, wait -- (look forward to the probably occurrence of: "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted") 9. look -- (accord in appearance with "You don't look your age!") 10. count bet, depend, look calculate, reckon -- (have faith or confidence in "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!" "Depend on your family in times of crisis") Overview of adj looking The adj looking has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) looking, sounding -- (appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms; "left their clothes dirty looking"; "a most disagreeable looking character"; "angry-looking"; "liquid-looking"; "severe-looking policemen on noble horses"; "fine-sounding phrases"; "taken in by high-sounding talk") Antonyms of adj looking 1 sense of looking Sense 1 looking, sounding INDIRECT (VIA superficial) -> profound Similarity of adj looking 1 sense of looking Sense 1 looking, sounding => superficial (vs. profound) Attributes of adj looking Familiarity of adj looking looking used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj looking better-looking fine-looking forward-looking good-looking important-looking looking overlooking Overview of noun looking The noun looking has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) look looking, looking at -- (the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him") 2. looking, looking for -- (the act of searching visually) Overview of verb look The verb look has 10 senses (first 8 from tagged texts) 1. (274) look -- (perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!" "Look--a deer in the backyard!") 2. (127) look appear, seem -- (give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time") 3. (25) look -- (have a certain outward or facial expression; "How does she look?" "The child looks unhappy"; "She looked pale after the surgery") 4. (8) search, look -- (search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!") 5. (1) front, look face -- (face in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park") 6. (1) attend, take care look see -- (take charge of or deal with "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business") 7. (1) look -- (convey by one's expression; "She looked her devotion to me") 8. (1) expect, look await, wait -- (look forward to the probably occurrence of: "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted") 9. look -- (accord in appearance with "You don't look your age!") 10. count bet, depend, look calculate, reckon -- (have faith or confidence in "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!" "Depend on your family in times of crisis") Overview of adj looking The adj looking has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) looking, sounding -- (appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms; "left their clothes dirty looking"; "a most disagreeable looking character"; "angry-looking"; "liquid-looking"; "severe-looking policemen on noble horses"; "fine-sounding phrases"; "taken in by high-sounding talk")
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