look

/lʊk/

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
past
looked
past participle
looked
gerund
looking

Meaning

  1. mirar

    • She looks at the photo.

      Ella mira la foto.

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

Phrasal verbs

  • look up

    buscar (información) en un diccionario o internet

    I looked up the word in the dictionary.

    Busqué la palabra en el diccionario.

  • look after

    cuidar de

    She looks after her little brother.

    Ella cuida de su hermano pequeño.

  • look for

    buscar (algo)

    He's looking for his keys.

    Él está buscando sus llaves.

  • look into

    investigar

    The police are looking into the case.

    La policía está investigando el caso.

  • look forward to

    esperar con ilusión

    I look forward to seeing you.

    Espero con ilusión verte.

  • look around

    echar un vistazo

    We looked around the museum.

    Echamos un vistazo al museo.

  • look out

    tener cuidado

    Look out! There's a car coming.

    ¡Cuidado! Viene un coche.

  • look down on

    menospreciar

    He looks down on people who didn't go to university.

    Él menosprecia a la gente que no fue a la universidad.

  • look up to

    admirar

    She looks up to her older sister.

    Ella admira a su hermana mayor.

  • look over

    revisar (algo brevemente)

    Can you look over my essay?

    ¿Puedes revisar mi ensayo?

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa look?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: She ___ at the photo.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a look?

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