expect, hope, look mean to await some occurrence or outcome. expect implies a high degree of certainty and usually involves the idea of preparing or envisioning. hope implies little certainty …

We use the verb look to mean ‘turn our eyes in a particular direction to see something’.

1. a. To employ one's sight, especially in a given direction or on a given object: looking out the window; looked at the floor. b. To search: We looked all afternoon but could not find it. 2. a. To …

LOOK meaning: 1 : to direct your eyes in a particular direction often + at; 2 : to seem to be something especially because of appearance often used in the phrases {phrase}look as …

LOOKING definition: see look (looking) to; look (looking) up. See examples of looking used in a sentence.

to search for, as an item of information, in a reference book or the like: [~ + object + up] looking words up in the dictionary. [~ + up + object] Don't look up every word.

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Look is also a noun. Go and have another look. If you are looking for something such as the solution to a problem or a new method, you want it and are trying to obtain it or think of it. The …

Sep 4, 2025 · From Middle English lokynge, from earlier lokinde, lokende, from Old English lōciende, present participle of Old English lōcian (“to look”), equivalent to look +‎ -ing. looking. …

Looking refers to the action or process of directing one's gaze or eyes towards something, with the intention of perceiving or observing it. It involves focusing one's attention visually and may …