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look

S1 W1

BrE /lʊk/ AmE /lʊk/

verb en → es

past looked pp looked ing looking

1 DIRECT ATTENTION [intransitive, T + at/to/around] A1

to direct your eyes towards something or someone to see it/them

mirar, ver

  • look at sth/sb
  • look around

Collocations look at the picture · look around the room

  • Look at this photo.

    Mira esta foto.

  • He looked around the room for his keys.

    Él miró por toda la habitación sus llaves.

2 APPEARANCE [intransitive] A1

to have a particular appearance or expression on your face

parecer, tener una expresión

  • look + adj

Collocations look happy · look tired

  • She looks very young.

    Ella parece muy joven.

  • He looked worried about the exam.

    Él tenía una expresión preocupada por el examen.

3 EXPRESS OPINION [intransitive] B1

to express an opinion or give a view on something

expresar, dar su opinión

  • look + adj

Collocations look good/bad · look interesting

  • It looks like a good idea.

    Parece una buena idea.

  • The plan looks promising.

    El plan parece prometedor.

Phrasal verbs

look after CARE FOR A2

cuidar de

  • She looks after her little brother.

    Ella cuida a su hermanito.

look for SEARCH FOR A1

buscar

  • I'm looking for my keys.

    Estoy buscando mis llaves.

look into INVESTIGATE B1

investigar, examinar

  • The police are looking into the case.

    La policía está investigando el caso.

look out for BE CAREFUL OF B1

estar atento a, tener cuidado con

  • Look out for cars when crossing the street.

    Ten cuidado con los autos al cruzar la calle.

look up SEARCH INFORMATION B1

buscar información, consultar

  • I'll look up the address.

    Consultaré la dirección.

Idioms

look forward to B1

estar ansioso por, esperar con ganas

  • I'm looking forward to the trip.

    Estoy ansiosa por el viaje.

look like rain B1

parece que va a llover

  • It looks like rain.

    Parece que va a llover.

look on the bright side B2

ver el lado positivo

  • Try to look on the bright side.

    Intenta ver el lado positivo.