look out

/lʊk aʊt/

phrasal verb A1
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
looks out
past
looked out
past participle
looked out
gerund
looking out

Meaning

  1. tener cuidado

    • Look out! There's a car coming.

      ¡Cuidado! Viene un coche.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa look out?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: ___ out! There's a car coming.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a look out?

See also

verbphrasal-verb

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