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- Is Lookout 1 or 2 words?
- What’s a word for looking out for someone?
- What’s another word for looking out for yourself?
- What does it mean to look out for yourself?
- What does thank you for looking out for me mean?
- How do I start looking for myself?
- How do I get myself back?
Armies sometimes use lookouts to scout for approaching troops, and navy ships include a lookout at the top of a tall mast, also called a “crow’s nest.” Lookout can also be spelled as a hyphenated word, “look-out,” and used as well to refer to the person whose job it is to stay in the lookout and keep watch.
What’s a word for looking out for someone?
What is another word for looking out for?
| watching | minding |
|---|---|
| being mindful of | caring about |
| exercising caution over | having regard for |
| taking care with | taking heed of |
| taking into account | taking note of |
What’s another word for looking out for yourself?
introspection Add to list Share. Introspection means “to look inside,” and describes the act of thinking about your own actions or inner thoughts. When you examine what you do, say, think or feel and how it affects your life and the lives of others, that’s introspection.
What does it mean to look out for yourself?
Idiom Definition Your browser does not support the audio element. “to look out for oneself” to do what a person thinks is best for themselves and not care about other people, often because others will not care or look out for you.
What does thank you for looking out for me mean?
When someone has been generally helpful to you at tough time, you can say this. A similar phrase you could try is “Thanks for looking out for me.” These expressions are both useful for thanking people who have supported you over a long period in your life.
How do I start looking for myself?
A great starting point is to look after your body by staying physically active, eating healthily and getting plenty of sleep. Other small things like going for a run, talking to a mate or a family member, getting out into the garden, or even just going for a walk outside can all be really helpful, too.
How do I get myself back?
10 Things You Must Give Up to Get Yourself Back on Track
- Give up pretending that you have to be who you used to be.
- Give up berating yourself for everything you aren’t.
- Give up regretting, and holding on to, what happened in the past.
- Give up getting caught up in the negativity surrounding you.
- Give up thinking that everyone else has it so much easier than you.
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#1
Hi. The sentence below is from WR dictionary.
«The room looks out on the garden.»
The one below is from Prime Suspect, a simplified book by Penguin Readers:
«He led them into a large room with big windows which looked out onto the garden.»
In addition to these two, the sentence below is also from a dictionary on the Internet:
«The house looks out on a tennis court.»
I have some questions:
1) Is that a kind of phrasal verb?
2) Is the word out really necessary? Would the meaning stay the same if we left it out?
3) Is using to/onto really necessary?
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#2
The phrasal verb is look out.
It can be followed by on, onto, over if it is followed by a preposition.
We could also say The room overlooked a garden (instead of looked out over a garden).
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#3
The phrasal verb is look out.
It can be followed by on, onto, over if it is followed by a preposition.We could also say The room overlooked a garden (instead of looked out over a garden).
Thanks a lot
Lastly, what’s the difference between on and onto?
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#4
Hello,
I need help in getting clear on the difference that the prepositions in the sentence below would make in the meaning:
[on a balcony or rooftop]
“She looked down onto/over/at the city.”
I assume they are interchangeable with no change in the meaning as I often see all three used in the same context. Sometimes down is replaced with out, though, or the verb overlook is preferred.
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#5
They may sometimes be interchangeable, but down onto/at suggests to me taking in the whole view (e.g. of a city), whereas down over suggests looking at an expanse, but not at a totality (e.g. down over the rooftops). The context or actual sentence used is important when considering these preposition combinations.
Overlooked would not be used of a person, i.e. I could not say She overlooked the city, but only She looked out over the city (i.e. from near to far).
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#6
Overlooked would not be used of a person, i.e. I could not say She overlooked the city, but only She looked out over the city (i.e. from near to far).
That’s right. Thanks for the correction. I mistakenly said it could be used with a person. It simply describes a place giving a view of a certain place.
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#7
Hello,
Much as my previous questions were answered satisfyingly, I now have a new question similar to the older ones.
The extract below is from The Sicilian, a novel by Mario Puzo, the creator of The Godfather series.
“Michael looked out on the dark
night
, the town of Montelepre nestled in the belly of the great mountains, only the central square showing a pinpoint of light.”
Could on be replaced with to or any other prepositions? Should we treat “look on” as a phrasal verb which mean “to watch”?
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#8
I could say look out
to
or onto an expanse of darkness.
Look on does not mean to watch. Please give an example if you think it does.
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#9
I could say look out
to
or onto an expanse of darkness.
Look on does not mean to watch. Please give an example if you think it does.
The dictionary in which I looked up “look on” claims it could mean so.
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#10
The Free Dictionary gives They watched as the murderer was executed. Here you could use looked on instead.
But it does not seem to have anything to do with this thread. Look on above is intransitive.
If it is transitive, we might say Not many people look upon politicians as impartial. Here look on is a prepositional verb, not a phrasal verb.
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#11
Overlooked would not be used of a person, i.e. I could not say She overlooked the city, but only She looked out over the city (i.e. from near to far).
All the dictionaries I have consulted indisputably agree with what has been said in the above post, but I have just heard the following on BBC Global News Podcast from a native speaker, who is a correspondent describing the region after the dam collapse in Brazil:
“I’m overlooking what seems to be a vast lake.”
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#12
This meaning is actually given in the OED and the AHD «We overlooked the valley from a cliff».
I can’t speak for American English, but I would think that it is the building that is overlooking the lake, not a person.
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#13
I agree that in BE we don’t use overlook (in this sense) with a person as the subject.
The apartment overlooked the bay · looked out on/onto the bay
· had a view of/over the bay
Michael looked out on/into/at the dark night
To look on is to observe or watch without participating: She looked on in amazement
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«Look Out» is an exclamation. Therefore two words.
Lookout — a man or location. noun. One word.
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Глагол look — один из наиболее употребительных в английском языке. Трудности с его пониманием и употреблением связаны в основном с фразовыми глаголами, в состав которых входит look — их значения зачастую далеки от «смотреть». В этой статье мы разберем основные значения глагол look, его отличия от похожих слов see, watch, а также фразовый глагол look или, если быть точнее, фразовые глаголы, в состав которых входит look.
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- Значения глагола look, разница между look, see, watch.
- Разница между look, see, watch
- Фразовый глагол look.
У глагола look два основных значения: смотреть и выглядеть.
1. Look в значении «смотреть» используется с различными предлогами.
- Look at — смотреть на что-то:
What are you looking at? — На что ты смотришь?
I am looking at the picture. — Я смотрю на картину.
- Look into или in — смотреть, всматриваться во что-то:
The girl is looking into the sky. — Девушка смотрит в небо.
I’m looking in the mirror. — Я смотрю в зеркало.
- Look out (of something) — выглядывать (откуда-то)
Look out of the window and answer the question. — Выгляни в окно и ответь на вопрос.
- Look away — отворачиваться, отводить взгляд:
Look, don’t look away. — Смотри, не отводи взгляд.
I forced myself to look away and walk out of the room. — Я заставил себя отвернуться и выйти из комнаты.
- Look around — осматриваться, смотреть по сторонам:
Look around and name the thing that you see. — Оглянись и назови вещи, которые видишь.
Обратите внимание, что некоторые сочетания «глагол + предлог» могут составлять фразовый глагол и иметь другое значение. К примеру, сочетание look out может использоваться в буквальном значении или как фразовый глагол.
- В буквальном значении: look out — выглядывать
Let’s look out of the window. — Давай выглянем в окно.
- Как фразовый глагол: look out — опасаться:
Look out! It’s gonna blow! — Берегись! Сейчас взорвется!
Список фразовых глаголов с look приведен ниже.
2. Look в значении «выглядеть» используется без предлогов.
She looks well. — Она выглядит хорошо.
How does that building look like? — Как выглядит это здание?
Разница между look, see, watch
Глагол look часто путают с похожими глаголами see, watch. Разница между ними примерно такая же, как между словами смотреть, видеть, наблюдать в русском языке.
- See — видеть что-то. Не активно наблюдать, а просто видеть.
I see you. — Я вас вижу.
How many fingers do you see? — Сколько ты видишь пальцев?
- Look — смотреть на что-то. К примеру, смотреть на картину, бабочку, человека.
The dog is looking at the cat. — Собака смотрит на кошку.
Tom is looking at the wallpapers. — Том смотрит на обои.
- Watch — наблюдать за чем-то, следить, смотреть в значении «следить за событиями».
The dog is watching the cat. — Собака наблюдает за кошкой.
Tom is watching the baseball match. — Том смотрит бейсбольный матч.
Фразовый глагол look
Глагол look часто используется в составе фразовых глаголов. Напомню, фразовые глаголы состоят из глагола + предлогнаречие. Фразовые глаголы — это не просто сочетания слов, а самостоятельные смысловые единицы, их следует воспринимать как цельные слова.
- Look for — искать
I’m looking for a job. — Я ищу работу.
What are you looking for? — Что вы ищете?
- Look forward to be looking forward to — ждать с нетерпением
Примечание: после look forward to следует существительное или герундий (заканчивается на -ing). Вариант «look forward» звучит немного официальнее, чем «be looking forward».
I am looking forward to visiting the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. — Жду с нетерпением посещения музея Ван Гога в Амстердаме.
I look forward to your reply. — Жду с нетерпением вашего ответа.
- Look after — присматривать, заботиться о ком-то, чем-то
When my sister is out of town, I look after the cats. — Когда моей сестры нет в городе, я присматриваю за кошками.
Can you look after my bag, please? — Не могли бы вы присмотреть за моей сумкой?
- Look ahead — думать наперед, планировать будущее
I’m trying not to look ahead to what will happen when he leaves. — Я стараюсь не думать наперед о том, что случится, когда он уедет.
The house is big enough for us now, but we’re looking ahead. — Дом сейчас достаточно большой для нас, но мы думаем на будущее.
- Look over — проверять, изучать, просматривать
Look over the contract before you sign it. — Просмотри договор, прежде чем подписывать его.
Can you look over my essay and tell me what you think I need to improve? — Не могли бы вы просмотреть мое эссе и сказать, что по вашему мнению мне нужно улучшить?
- Look up — 1) найти информацию (обычно слово в словаре), 2) найти и навестить кого-нибудь
You should look up new words in your dictionary. — Тебе следует находить (смотреть) новые слова в словаре.
We can look up the restaurant’s address on the internet. — Мы можем найти адреса ресторанов в интернете.
Look me up if you are ever in Meterie. — Навести меня, если будешь когда-нибудь в Метери.
- Look out — опасаться чего-то
Look out! There’s a train coming! — Берегись! Поезд едет!
- Look on — наблюдать со стороны, не вмешиваясь
Five people just looked on as the robbers got away with the money. — Пять человек просто наблюдали, не вмешиваясь, как грабители скрылись с деньгами.
- Look down on — смотреть свысока
Our boss looks down on us. — Наш босс смотрит на нас свысока.
Many Americans used to look down on Japanese made cars. They don’t now. — Многие американцы смотрели свысока на японские машины. Теперь уже нет.
- Look up to someone — глубоко уважать кого-либо, восхищаться
He has always looked up to his father — Он всегда глубоко уважал своего отца.
I look up to my teacher. — Я восхищаюсь своим учителем.
- Look back — вспоминать, оглядываться в прошлое (обычно с ностальгией)
Примечание: фразовый глагол look back может использоваться с предлогами on, at, over, upon — смысл практически не меняется. Вариант с «upon» звучит несколько формальнее.
When I look back on my time at university, it puts a smile on my face. — Когда я вспоминаю свою учебу в университете, это вызывает у меня улыбку.
It’s easy to make judgments looking back at the past. — Легко судить, глядя в прошлое.
- Look into — изучать, расследовать, проверять, устанавливать факты о чем-то вроде проблемы или преступления
I’ll have to look into that matter. — Мне придется заняться этим вопросом (изучить его).
I wrote a letter of complaint, and the airline have promised to look into the matter. — Я написал жалобу и авиакомпания пообещала расследовать данный вопрос.
- Look to — ожидать, надеяться
He looked to hear from her within a week. — Он надеялся, что она ответит в течение недели.
- Look to someone for something — обращаться к кому-то за чем-то, полагаться на кого-то в чем-то
Many students look to their professors for academic advice. — Многие студенты обращаются к своим преподавателям за советами по учебе.
They looked to the government for additional support. — Они обратились к правительству за дополнительной поддержкой.
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Наверное, Вы не раз встречали в видео и текстах глагол look c предлогами (например, look forward to, look for, look it up). Что же они означают? В каком контексте их употреблять? Давайте разложим все по полочкам. Если у Вас все еще есть сомнения по поводу разницы между look, see, watch, прочитайте эту статью Watch, look, see. Разница, примеры и упражнения.
1) Look after — присматривать за
Can you look after my brother for a moment? — Можешь на минутку присмотреть за моим братом?
2) Look ahead — смотреть вперед, думать о будущем
I love planning everything. I tend to look ahead. — Я люблю все планировать. Я обычно думаю о будущем.
3) Look back (at) — a) посмотреть назад б) вспоминать, оглядываться в прошлое
She quite often looks back at her wedding day. — Она часто вспоминает свою свадьбу.
4) Look down (on smth/smb) — a) посмотреть вниз б) презирать, смотреть свысока на что-либо, кого-либо
He is so arrogant. He looks down on others. — Он такой заносчивый. Он презирает других людей.
5) Look for -искать
What are you looking for? Have you lost anything? — Что ты ищешь? Ты что-то потерял?
6) Look forward to smth/Ving (глагол+ing) — ждать с нетерпением на
I am looking forward to watching this film. — Я жду с нетерпением на просмотр этого фильма.
7) Look in on smb — заглянуть к кому-либо в гости
I hope I will be able to look in on you tomorrow. — Я надеюсь, что смогу завтра заглянуть к тебе.
Look into — 1) изучать, расследовать
Scientists are looking into renewable sources of energy. — Ученые изучают возобновляемые источники энергии.
9) Look out 1) (в качестве восклицания) Поберегись!/Будь осторожен/внимателен 2) (об окнах) выходить на
Look out! That tree might fall any minute. — Будь осторожен! Дерево может упасть с минуты на минуту.
My windows look out on the park. — Мои окна выходят на парк.
10) Look over — тщательно просмотреть
Only after he had looked over the terms of agreement he signed it. — Только после того как он просмотрел условия соглашения, он подписал его.
11) Look through — бегло просмотреть, пролистать
Have you looked through the newspaper yet? May I have a look at it? — Ты уже просмотрел газету? Могу я на нее посмотреть?
12) Look up — a) посмотреть наверх б) посмотреть что-то в справочнике, словаре и т.д
I don’t know this word. I need to look it up in Oxford dictionary. — Я не знаю это слово. Нужно посмотреть что оно значит в Оксфордском словаре.
13) Look up to someone — уважать кого-то
I look up to people who help people in need. — Я уважаю людей, которые помогают тем, кто в беде.
Упражнение на фразовый глагол look. Выберите правильный вариант ответа
1. Did you have a teacher at school who you looked …?
a) up b) it up c) up to
2. Who looks … your pets when you are on holiday?
a) in b) out c) after
3. I looked … this book in the shop and decided to buy it.
a) out b) down c) through
4. Don’t look … when you are standing on the edge of the cliff.
a) down b) in c) up
5. My friend has caught a cold. So I am going to look … her tonight.
a) up to b) into c) in on
6. Before buying this car he looked … it.
a) through b) over c) up
7. He has lost his job. So he is looking … a new one.
a) after b) into c) for
8. I look … seeing you again.
a) forward to b) up to c) down on
9. We need to look … and create a strategy.
a) for b) ahead c) down
10. Look this book … on the Internet.
a) down b) up c) for
Is Lookout 1 or 2 words?
Armies sometimes use lookouts to scout for approaching troops, and navy ships include a lookout at the top of a tall mast, also called a “crow’s nest.” Lookout can also be spelled as a hyphenated word, “look-out,” and used as well to refer to the person whose job it is to stay in the lookout and keep watch.
What’s a word for looking out for someone?
What is another word for looking out for?
| watching | minding |
|---|---|
| being mindful of | caring about |
| exercising caution over | having regard for |
| taking care with | taking heed of |
| taking into account | taking note of |
What’s another word for looking out for yourself?
introspection Add to list Share. Introspection means “to look inside,” and describes the act of thinking about your own actions or inner thoughts. When you examine what you do, say, think or feel and how it affects your life and the lives of others, that’s introspection.
What does it mean to look out for yourself?
Idiom Definition Your browser does not support the audio element. “to look out for oneself” to do what a person thinks is best for themselves and not care about other people, often because others will not care or look out for you.
What does thank you for looking out for me mean?
When someone has been generally helpful to you at tough time, you can say this. A similar phrase you could try is “Thanks for looking out for me.” These expressions are both useful for thanking people who have supported you over a long period in your life.
How do I start looking for myself?
A great starting point is to look after your body by staying physically active, eating healthily and getting plenty of sleep. Other small things like going for a run, talking to a mate or a family member, getting out into the garden, or even just going for a walk outside can all be really helpful, too.
How do I get myself back?
10 Things You Must Give Up to Get Yourself Back on Track
- Give up pretending that you have to be who you used to be.
- Give up berating yourself for everything you aren’t.
- Give up regretting, and holding on to, what happened in the past.
- Give up getting caught up in the negativity surrounding you.
- Give up thinking that everyone else has it so much easier than you.
Lookout is a noun. It mainly refers to (1) one who keeps watch, (2) the act of keeping watch, and (3) a high place used to observe a wide area. To be on the lookout is to be on guard or to watch for something. The word occasionally functions as an adjective as well, as in phrases such as lookout tower.
When you need a verb meaning to watch, to watch over, to keep watch, or to take care, make it two words: look out. For example, when it is your turn to be the lookout, you might ascend the lookout tower and look out over the surroundings.
Look out is a verb—hence two words—in exclamations such as Look out! A spider!
A third form, the hyphenated look-out, is sometimes used in place of lookout, but the unhyphenated form is well established throughout the English-speaking world.
Examples
Movie studios are always on the lookout for a sure thing, and this fall they’ve found a few of them. [Newsday]
This used to upset my mother, who would exhort me to look out the window at “the beautiful view.” [Globe and Mail]
From here I could see the Green Line – the border between the north and south – with its lookout, guards and competing flags. [Telegraph]
Look out for the ducks. [New Zealand Herald]
Outside the boundary of Cotehele’s flowery herbaceous borders … this three-sided folly may have been a lookout tower. [Guardian]
высматривать, выглядывать, быть настороже, подыскивать, иметь вид, выходить на
глагол ↓
- выглядывать
he stood at the window and looked out at the view — он стоял у окна и обозревал вид 
- (for) высматривать
she stood at the door looking out for the postman — она стояла в дверях, высматривая почтальона
- быть настороже
Look out! — Осторожнее! Берегись!
- подыскивать, присматривать, подбирать (подходящее)
to look out a suitable design for a dress — выбрать подходящий фасон платья
to look out a dress for a party — присмотреть выходное платье
he looked out some examples — он подобрал несколько примеров
look out afore!, look out forward! — мор. вперёд смотреть! (команда)
to look out for oneself — блюсти свои интересы, (никогда) не забывать о себе
Мои примеры
Словосочетания
to look out from the delve — выглядывать из норы
to look out of the window — выглянуть из окна
to look out of / амер. out/ smth. — выглянуть откуда-нибудь
to look out for a house — присматривать дом (для покупки)
look out a dress for a party — присмотреть выходное платье
look out for a house — присматривать для покупки дом; присматривать дом
look out for oneself — блюсти свои интересы
look out for squalls — берегись опасности; будьте настороже; быть настороже
look out of place — быть удивительно неподходящим; быть удивительно неуместным
look out / sharp! — осторожно
Примеры с переводом
Look out!
Осторожнее! Берегись!
My hotel room looks out across the lake.
Окна моего номера выходят на озеро.
A man’s gotta look out for his family.
Мужчина должен заботиться о своей семье.
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look out
1. verb To literally peer or gaze out (of a place or thing). My cat loves looking out the window and watching all the birds and squirrels outside.
2. verb To be aware of one’s surroundings in order to look for or notice something. Often used as an imperative. Look out—there’s slippery rocks on that trail! I always look out for deals when I’m shopping.
3. noun One who keeps watch for potential problems or intruders in a particular situation. In this usage, the phrase is usually spelled as one word («lookout»). We can’t get caught, so you act as a lookout and give us a sign if you hear Mom or Dad coming.
4. noun The act of keeping watch for potential problems or intruders in a particular situation. In this usage, the phrase is usually spelled as one word («lookout»). We can’t get caught, so you keep a lookout and give us a sign if you hear Mom or Dad coming.
lookout man
One who keeps watch for potential problems or intruders in a particular situation. We can’t get caught, so you act as a lookout man and give us a sign if you hear Mom or Dad coming.
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look out (of) something
to gaze outward from inside something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) Look out of the window and see if it is raining. I looked out of the door to see what the weather was like.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
look out
Also, watch out. Be careful, be watchful, as in Look out that you don’t slip and fall on the ice, or Watch out! There’s a car coming. [c. 1600] Also see look out for.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
look out
v.
To be watchful or careful; take care: If you don’t look out, you could fall on the ice. The campers looked out for each other on the hike.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
- break out
- breakout
- fall out
- fallout
- check out
- check out, to
- check something out
- checkout
- cross over
- face-off