| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. The way something or someone looks: appearance, aspect, mien. See SURFACE. 2. A disposition of the facial features that conveys meaning, feeling, or mood: aspect, cast, countenance, expression, face, visage. See EXPRESS. 3. An outward appearance: aspect, countenance, face, physiognomy, surface, visage. See SURFACE. 4. An act of directing the eyes on an object: contemplation, regard, sight, view. See SEE. | | VERB: | 1. To have the appearance of: appear, seem, sound1. Idioms: strike one as (being). See SURFACE. 2. To have the face or front turned in a specific direction. On or upon: face, front. See PRECEDE. 3. To direct the eyes on an object: consider, contemplate, eye, view. Idioms: clap (or lay) (or set) one's eyes on. See SEE. 4. To try to find something: cast about, hunt, quest, search, seek. See SEEK. | | PHRASAL VERB: | look after To have the care and supervision of: attend, care for, mind, minister to, see to, tend2, watch. Idioms: keep an eye on, look out for, take care (or charge) of, take under one's wing. See CARE FOR. look for To look forward to confidently: anticipate, await, bargain for or (on), count on, depend on or (upon), expect, wait (for). Informal : figure on. See SURPRISE. look in To go to or seek out the company of in order to socialize: call, come by, come over, drop by, drop in, look up, pop in, run in, see, stop (by or in), visit. Idioms: pay a visit. See SEEK. look into To go into or through for the purpose of making discoveries or acquiring information: delve, dig, explore, inquire, investigate, probe, reconnoiter, scout1. See INVESTIGATE. look out To be careful: beware, mind, watch out. Idioms: be on guard, be on the lookout, keep an eye peeled , take care (or heed) . See AWARENESS, CAREFUL. look over To view broadly or from a height: overlook, scan, survey. See SEE. look up To go to or seek out the company of in order to socialize: call, come by, come over, drop by, drop in, look in, pop in, run in, see, stop (by or in), visit. Idioms: pay a visit. See SEEK.
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