Standard Lemma guide

look

intj · name · noun · verb · 35 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • lo͝ok
  • /lʊk/
  • British, Southern, Standard: [lɵk]
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • homophone: luck (most of Northern England)
  • /luːk/ some Northern Enɡlish dialects, esp. Bolton, Geordie
  • [luːx] Liverpool variant
  • homophone: Luke
  • Multicultural-London-English, Northern-Ireland, Scotland: /lʉk/
  • homophone: Luke (Scotland, Northern Ireland)
  • rhymes with -ʊk
  • rhymes with -uːk
  • CMU ARPABET: L UH1 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

intj

Meaning 1

Pay attention.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Look, I'm going to explain what to do, so you have to listen closely.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A surname transferred from the given name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

A surname from Chinese.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The action of looking; an attempt to see.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Let’s have a look under the hood of the car.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gander

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Physical appearance, visual impression.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: often, plural

Examples

  • She got her mother’s looks.
  • I don’t like the look of the new design.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

A facial expression.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He gave me a dirty look.
  • If looks could kill ...

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

verb

Meaning 7

To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.

As an intransitive verb, often with "at".

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • They kept looking at me.
  • Don’t look in the closet.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

verb

Meaning 8

To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.

As a transitive verb, often in the imperative; chiefly takes relative clause as direct object.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial, transitive

Examples

  • Look what you did to him!
  • Look who's back!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

verb

Meaning 9

To appear, to seem.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • It looks as if it’s going to rain soon. or It looks like it’s going to rain soon. or It looks like rain [is coming].
  • Our new boss looks to be friendly.
  • It looks as if [or like] I'm stuck with you.
  • You didn't use to look so dismal, but now you look/are looking positively unhappy.
  • (UK) He always looks like scoring a goal if not two.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

verb

Meaning 10

To give an appearance of being.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: copulative

Examples

  • That painting looks nice.
  • You’re looking worried. Whaddya thinking about?
  • You looked a fool when you slipped on a banana peel.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

verb

Meaning 11

To search for, to try to find.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, often

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

verb

Meaning 12

To face or present a view.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The hotel looks over the valleys of the Hindu Kush.
  • 1769, Benjamin Blayney (editor), King James Bible, Oxford standard text, Ezekiel, xi, 1, Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD's house, which looketh eastward:

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

verb

Meaning 13

To expect or anticipate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I look to each hour for my lover’s arrival.
  • 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Fairie Queene, Book VI, Canto XI, 1750, The Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 4, page 139,

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

14

verb

Meaning 14

To express or manifest by a look.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

15

verb

Meaning 15

To make sure of, to see to.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: often, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

16

verb

Meaning 16

To show oneself in looking; to peep out.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, figuratively, sometimes

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

17

verb

Meaning 17

To check, to make sure (of something).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, dialectal, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

18

verb

Meaning 18

To look at; to turn the eyes toward.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

19

verb

Meaning 19

To seek; to search for.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, transitive

Examples

  • c. 1552–1599, Edmund Spenser, unidentified sonnet, Looking my love, I go from place to place, Like a young fawn that late hath lost the hind; And seek each where, where last I saw her face, Whose image yet I carry fresh in mind.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

20

verb

Meaning 20

To influence, overawe, or subdue by looks or presence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, transitive

Examples

  • to look down opposition
  • 1692, John Dryden, Cleomenes the Spartan Hero, a Tragedy, Act 3, Scene 1, 1701, The Comedies, Tragedies, and Operas Written by John Dryden, Esq, Volume 2, page 464, A Spirit fit to start into an Empire, And look the World to Law.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

21

verb

Meaning 21

To look at a pitch as a batter without swinging at it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Examples

  • The fastball caught him looking.
  • Clem Labine struck Mays out looking at his last at bat.
  • It's unusual for Mays to strike out looking. He usually takes a cut at it.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

22

noun

Meaning 22

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he went out to have a look
  • his look was fixed on her eyes
  • he gave it a good looking at
  • his camera does his looking for him

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: looking, looking at

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sensing, perception

Narrower terms: glance, glimpse, coup d'oeil, scrutiny, peek, peep, squint, stare, evil eye, sightseeing, rubber-necking, observation, observance, watching, lookout, outlook, view, survey, sight, dekko

23

noun

Meaning 23

physical appearance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I don't like the looks of this place

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: appearance, visual aspect

24

noun

Meaning 24

the feelings expressed on a person's face

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a sad expression
  • a look of triumph
  • an angry face

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: expression, aspect, facial expression, face

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: countenance, visage

Narrower terms: leer, sparkle, twinkle, spark, light

25

noun

Meaning 25

the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the feel of the city excited him
  • a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
  • it had the smell of treason

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, smell

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: atmosphere, ambiance, ambience

Narrower terms: Hollywood, Zeitgeist

26

verb

Meaning 26

have a certain outward or facial expression

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • How does she look?
  • The child looks unhappy
  • She looked pale after the surgery

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: be

Narrower terms: squint

27

verb

Meaning 27

have faith or confidence in

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • you can count on me to help you any time
  • Look to your friends for support
  • You can bet on that!
  • Depend on your family in times of crisis

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: count, bet, depend, calculate, reckon

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: trust, swear, rely, bank

28

verb

Meaning 28

look forward to the probable occurrence of

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • We were expecting a visit from our relatives
  • She is looking to a promotion
  • he is waiting to be drafted

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: expect, await, wait

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: expect, look forward, look to, hang on, hold the line, hold on, anticipate, look for

29

verb

Meaning 29

convey by one's expression

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • She looked her devotion to me

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: convey

30

verb

Meaning 30

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • She looked over the expanse of land
  • Look at your child!
  • Look--a deer in the backyard!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: stare, take a look, have a look, get a load, look back, look backward, look away, look around, gaze, regard, consider, ogle, give the glad eye, leer, goggle, gape, gawp, gawk, admire, peep, glance, peek, glint, gloat, eye, eyeball, give the eye, give the once over, squint, peer

31

verb

Meaning 31

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • She seems to be sleeping
  • This appears to be a very difficult problem
  • This project looks fishy
  • They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: appear, seem

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: be

Narrower terms: make, cut, feel, pass off, sound, come across, glow, beam, radiate, shine, glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, leap out, jump out, jump, stand out, stick out, rise, lift, rear, loom

32

verb

Meaning 32

search or seek

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest
  • Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: search

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: examine, see

Narrower terms: hunt, cruise, prospect, intrude, horn in, pry, nose, poke

33

verb

Meaning 33

take charge of or deal with

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Could you see about lunch?
  • I must attend to this matter
  • She took care of this business

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: attend, take care, see

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: care, give care

Narrower terms: minister, tend

34

verb

Meaning 34

accord in appearance with

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • You don't look your age!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree

35

verb

Meaning 35

be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The house looks north
  • My backyard look onto the pond
  • The building faces the park

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: front, face

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: lie

Narrower terms: confront

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *lōkōn Old English lōcian Middle English loken English look From Middle English loken, lokien, from Old English lōcian, from Proto-West Germanic *lōkōn. Further origin unknown, no certain cognates outside Germanic. Cognate with Scots luke, luik, leuk (“to look, see”), West Frisian lôkje, loaitsje (“to look”), Dutch loeken (“to look”), German Low German löken. Likely also related to German lugen (“to peek”), Alemannic German luege (“to look”), Yiddish לוגן (lugn).

From Luke (“a given name”).

From Cantonese 陸 /陆 (luk6, “a surname”).

Across languages

Translations

610 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: виж (viž) — interjection to attract attention
  • Finnish: katsos — interjection to attract attention
  • Finnish: katsokaas — interjection to attract attention
  • French: écoute — interjection to attract attention
  • French: écoutez — interjection to attract attention
  • Galician: cata — interjection to attract attention
  • Hungarian: nézze — interjection to attract attention
  • Ingrian: kas — interjection to attract attention
  • Italian: guarda qui! — interjection to attract attention
  • Korean: 봐봐 (bwa-bwa) — interjection to attract attention
  • Korean: 들어봐 (deureo-bwa) — interjection to attract attention
  • Latin: age — interjection to attract attention
  • Latin: agite — interjection to attract attention
  • Māori: rē — interjection to attract attention
  • Māori: ināia — interjection to attract attention
  • Marathi: बघ (bagh) — interjection to attract attention
  • Marathi: बघा (baghā) — interjection to attract attention
  • Nǀuu: nǀaa — interjection to attract attention
  • Nǀuu: nǀii — interjection to attract attention
  • Polish: słuchaj — interjection to attract attention
  • Romanian: ia — interjection to attract attention
  • Romanian: uite — interjection to attract attention
  • Russian: смотри́ (smotrí) — interjection to attract attention
  • Russian: смотри́те (smotríte) — interjection to attract attention
  • Spanish: mirar — interjection to attract attention
  • Swedish: titta — interjection to attract attention
  • Arabic: نَظْرَة (naẓra) — action of looking
  • Arabic: نَظْرَة (naẓra) — action of looking
  • Arabic: شوفة (šōfa) — action of looking
  • Basque: so — action of looking
  • Belarusian: по́гляд (póhljad) — action of looking
  • Belarusian: по́зірк (pózirk) — action of looking
  • Bulgarian: по́глед (pógled) — action of looking
  • Catalan: ullada — action of looking
  • Catalan: cop d'ull — action of looking
  • Catalan: mirada — action of looking
  • Chinese Mandarin: 目光 (mùguāng) — action of looking
  • Chinese Mandarin: 一見 /一见 (yījiàn) — action of looking
  • Czech: pohled — action of looking
  • Dutch: blik — action of looking
  • Finnish: katsominen — action of looking
  • French: regard — action of looking
  • Galician: ollada — action of looking
  • Georgian: ყურება (q̇ureba) — action of looking
  • Georgian: ცქერა (ckera) — action of looking
  • Georgian: ჭვრეტა (č̣vreṭa) — action of looking
  • German: Blick — action of looking
  • Greek: βλέμμα (vlémma) — action of looking
  • Greek: ματιά (matiá) — action of looking
  • Ancient Greek: βλέμμα (blémma) — action of looking
  • Hebrew: מבט (mabát) — action of looking
  • Hungarian: pillantás — action of looking
  • Italian: occhiata — action of looking
  • Italian: sguardo — action of looking
  • Italian: aspetto — action of looking
  • Japanese: 一見 (ikken) — action of looking
  • Japanese: 一目 — action of looking
  • Korean: 일견 (ilgyeon) — action of looking
  • Macedonian: поглед (pogled) — action of looking
  • Norwegian Bokmål: blikk — action of looking
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: blikk — action of looking
  • Polish: pogląd — action of looking
  • Portuguese: olhada — action of looking
  • Romanian: privire — action of looking
  • Romanian: vedere — action of looking
  • Romansh: egliada — action of looking
  • Romansh: iglieada — action of looking
  • Romansh: igleida — action of looking
  • Romansh: öglieda — action of looking
  • Romansh: sguard — action of looking
  • Russian: взгляд (vzgljad) — action of looking
  • Scots: leuk — action of looking
  • Scots: luke — action of looking
  • Scots: luik — action of looking
  • Scottish Gaelic: sùil — action of looking
  • Sicilian: taliata — action of looking
  • Sicilian: ucchiata — action of looking
  • Slovak: pohľad — action of looking
  • Spanish: vistazo — action of looking
  • Spanish: ojeada — action of looking
  • Spanish: mirada — action of looking
  • Swahili: angalia — action of looking
  • Swedish: blick — action of looking
  • Telugu: చూపు (cūpu) — action of looking
  • Tocharian B: pilko — action of looking
  • Turkish: bakma — action of looking
  • Turkish: bakış — action of looking
  • Ottoman Turkish: باقم (bakım) — action of looking
  • Ottoman Turkish: نگاه (nigâh) — action of looking
  • Ukrainian: по́гляд (póhljad) — action of looking
  • Yiddish: קוק (kuk) — action of looking
  • Zazaki: bıvin — action of looking
  • Zazaki: bıase — action of looking
  • Afrikaans: kyk — physical appearance
  • Arabic: مَرْأىً (marʔan) — physical appearance
  • Arabic: مَرْآة (marʔāh) — physical appearance
  • Armenian: արտաքին (artakʻin) — physical appearance
  • Aromanian: vidzutã — physical appearance
  • Aromanian: videalã — physical appearance
  • Azerbaijani: görünüş — physical appearance
  • Azerbaijani: görkəm — physical appearance
  • Azerbaijani: zahiri görünüş — physical appearance
  • Belarusian: вы́гляд (výhljad) — physical appearance
  • Belarusian: зне́шнасць (znjéšnascʹ) — physical appearance
  • Bulgarian: вид (vid) — physical appearance
  • Bulgarian: въ́ншност (vǎ́nšnost) — physical appearance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 樣子 /样子 (yàngzi) — physical appearance
  • Czech: vzhled — physical appearance
  • Dutch: uitzicht — physical appearance
  • Dutch: look — physical appearance
  • Dutch: uiterlijk — physical appearance
  • Dutch: stijl — physical appearance
  • Esperanto: aspekto — physical appearance
  • Finnish: ulkonäkö — physical appearance
  • French: air — physical appearance
  • Georgian: გარეგნობა (garegnoba) — physical appearance
  • German: Aussehen — physical appearance
  • Greek: όψη (ópsi) — physical appearance
  • Ancient Greek: ἰδέα (idéa) — physical appearance
  • Hebrew: מראה — physical appearance
  • Hungarian: kinézet — physical appearance
  • Italian: aspetto — physical appearance
  • Japanese: 様子 (yōsu) — physical appearance
  • Korean: 모양 (moyang) — physical appearance
  • Korean: 외형 (oehyeong) — physical appearance
  • Korean: 외관 (oegwan) — physical appearance
  • Kumyk: кюц (küts) — physical appearance
  • Macedonian: изглед (izgled) — physical appearance
  • Marathi: रुप (rup) — physical appearance
  • Norwegian: utseende — physical appearance
  • Polish: wygląd — physical appearance
  • Portuguese: aspecto — physical appearance
  • Romanian: aspect — physical appearance
  • Romanian: înfățișare — physical appearance
  • Russian: вид (vid) — physical appearance
  • Russian: вне́шность (vnéšnostʹ) — physical appearance
  • Scots: leuk — physical appearance
  • Scots: luke — physical appearance
  • Scots: luik — physical appearance
  • Scottish Gaelic: coltas — physical appearance
  • Serbo-Croatian: изглед — physical appearance
  • Serbo-Croatian: izgled — physical appearance
  • Sicilian: aspettu — physical appearance
  • Slovak: vzhľad — physical appearance
  • Spanish: aspecto — physical appearance
  • Spanish: apariencia — physical appearance
  • Spanish: imagen — physical appearance
  • Spanish: facha — physical appearance
  • Spanish: look — physical appearance
  • Spanish: viso — physical appearance
  • Spanish: pinta — physical appearance
  • Spanish: aire — physical appearance
  • Spanish: porte — physical appearance
  • Spanish: prestancia — physical appearance
  • Spanish: fisionomía — physical appearance
  • Spanish: fisonomía — physical appearance
  • Spanish: facies — physical appearance
  • Spanish: estampa — physical appearance
  • Spanish: ver — physical appearance
  • Spanish: pergeño — physical appearance
  • Spanish: pergenio — physical appearance
  • Spanish: cariz — physical appearance
  • Swahili: angalia — physical appearance
  • Swedish: utseende — physical appearance
  • Thai: หน้าตา (nâa-dtaa) — physical appearance
  • Turkish: görünüş — physical appearance
  • Turkish: görünüm — physical appearance
  • Turkish: görüntü — physical appearance
  • Ottoman Turkish: نمایش (nümayiş) — physical appearance
  • Ukrainian: ви́гляд (výhljad) — physical appearance
  • Ukrainian: зо́внішність (zóvnišnistʹ) — physical appearance
  • Zazaki: bıase — physical appearance
  • Belarusian: по́гляд (póhljad) — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • Bulgarian: израже́ние (izražénie) — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • Czech: pohled — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • Dutch: blik — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • Estonian: pilk — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • Finnish: ilme — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • Finnish: katse — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • French: regard — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • French: mine — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • German: Fratze — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • German: Blick — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • Hebrew: מבט (mabát) — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • Hungarian: tekintet — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • Hungarian: pillantás — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • Irish: dreach — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • Italian: occhiataccia — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • Italian: ghigno — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • Italian: espressione — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • Macedonian: поглед (pogled) — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • Norman: èrgard — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • Norwegian: uttrykk — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • Portuguese: olhar — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • Russian: взгляд (vzgljad) — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • Scots: leuk — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • Scots: luke — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • Scots: luik — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • Scottish Gaelic: fiamh — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • Slovene: pogled — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • Spanish: mirada — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • Spanish: expresión — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • Spanish: fisonomía — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • Spanish: fisionomía — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • Swahili: angalia — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • Swedish: blick — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • Thai: หน้าตา (nâa-dtaa) — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • Turkish: bakış — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • Ukrainian: по́гляд (póhljad) — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • Zazaki: bıweyn — facial expression — see also facial expression
  • Afrikaans: kyk — to try to see
  • Ainu: inkar — to try to see
  • Ainu: インカㇽ (inkar) — to try to see
  • Akatek: il — to try to see
  • Albanian: shoh — to try to see
  • Albanian: shikoj — to try to see
  • Southern Altai: багар (bagar) — to try to see
  • Southern Altai: караар (karaar) — to try to see
  • Arabic: نَظَرَ (naẓara) — to try to see
  • Arabic: شاف (šāf) — to try to see
  • Arabic: بص (baṣṣ) — to try to see
  • Arabic: شاف (šāf) — to try to see
  • Arabic: طالع (ṭālaʕ) — to try to see
  • Arabic: اتفَرَّج (atfarraj) — to try to see
  • Arabic: شاف (šāf) — to try to see
  • Arabic: تطلّع (tṭallaʕ) — to try to see
  • Arabic: تفرّج (tfarraj) — to try to see
  • Arabic: شاف (šāf) — to try to see
  • Arabic: تطلّع (tṭallaʕ) — to try to see
  • Arabic: تفرّج (tfarraj) — to try to see
  • Arabic: شاف (šāf) — to try to see
  • Armenian: նայել (nayel) — to try to see
  • Armenian: դիտել (ditel) — to try to see
  • Assamese: চা (sa) — to try to see
  • Asturian: mirar — to try to see
  • Asturian: amirar — to try to see
  • Azerbaijani: baxmaq — to try to see
  • Bakhtiari: نیشتن (niyašten) — to try to see
  • Bangi: keka — to try to see
  • Bangi: tala — to try to see
  • Bashkir: ҡарау (qaraw) — to try to see
  • Belarusian: глядзе́ць (hljadzjécʹ) — to try to see
  • Belarusian: паглядзе́ць (pahljadzjécʹ) — to try to see
  • Bengali: তাকান (takan) — to try to see
  • Breton: sellout — to try to see
  • Bulgarian: гле́дам (glédam) — to try to see
  • Burmese: ကြည့် (krany.) — to try to see
  • Catalan: mirar — to try to see
  • Catalan: guaitar — to try to see
  • Chechen: хьажа (ḥraža) — to try to see
  • Tedim Chin: en — to try to see
  • Chinese Cantonese: 睇 (tai2) — to try to see
  • Chinese Cantonese: 望 (mong6) — to try to see
  • Chinese: кан (kan) — to try to see
  • Chinese: 看 (khòan, khàn) — to try to see
  • Chinese Mandarin: 看 (kàn) — to try to see
  • Chinese Mandarin: 視 /视 (shì) — to try to see
  • Chinese Mandarin: 見 /见 (jiàn) — to try to see
  • Wu Chinese: 看 — to try to see
  • Chinook Jargon: nanich — to try to see
  • Czech: dívat se — to try to see
  • Czech: podívat se — to try to see
  • Danish: kigge — to try to see
  • Danish: kikke — to try to see
  • Danish: se — to try to see
  • Dutch: kijken — to try to see
  • Esperanto: rigardi — to try to see
  • Estonian: vaatama — to try to see
  • Ewe: kpɔ — to try to see
  • Faroese: líta — to try to see
  • Faroese: hyggja — to try to see
  • Finnish: katsoa — to try to see
  • French: regarder — to try to see
  • North Frisian: kiike — to try to see
  • Friulian: vuardâ — to try to see
  • Galician: mirar — to try to see
  • Ge'ez: ነጸረ (näṣärä) — to try to see
  • Georgian: ყურება (q̇ureba) — to try to see
  • Georgian: ცქერა (ckera) — to try to see
  • Georgian: ჭვრეტა (č̣vreṭa) — to try to see
  • German: sehen — to try to see
  • German: schauen — to try to see
  • German: blicken — to try to see
  • German: hinschauen — to try to see
  • German: hinsehen — to try to see
  • German: gucken — to try to see
  • German: guggen — to try to see
  • German: kucken — to try to see
  • German: ansehen — to try to see
  • German: luege — to try to see
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐍄𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽 (atsaiƕan) — to try to see
  • Greek: κοιτάζω (koitázo) — to try to see
  • Ancient Greek: σκοπέω (skopéō) — to try to see
  • Ancient Greek: λεύσσω (leússō) — to try to see
  • Paraguayan Guarani: ma'ẽ — to try to see
  • Gujarati: જોવું (jovũ) — to try to see
  • Hebrew: הִסְתַּכֵּל (histakél) — to try to see
  • Hebrew: הביט (hibít) — to try to see
  • Hebrew: ראה (ra'á) — to try to see
  • Hindi: देखना (dekhnā) — to try to see
  • Hindi: निगाह करना (nigāh karnā) — to try to see
  • Hungarian: néz — to try to see
  • Icelandic: kíkja — to try to see
  • Icelandic: horfa — to try to see
  • Icelandic: sjá — to try to see
  • Icelandic: líta — to try to see
  • Ido: regardar — to try to see
  • Indonesian: pandangi — to try to see
  • Ingush: хьежа (ḥreža) — to try to see
  • Interlingua: reguardar — to try to see
  • Irish: amharc — to try to see
  • Irish: féach — to try to see
  • Istriot: vardà — to try to see
  • Italian: guardare — to try to see
  • Jamaican Creole: coo — to try to see
  • Japanese: 見る (miru) — to try to see
  • Japanese: 観る (miru) — to try to see
  • Japanese: 見てみる (mitemiru) — to try to see
  • Japanese: ご覧になる (go-ran ni naru) — to try to see
  • Japanese: 拝見する (haiken surú) — to try to see
  • Kabuverdianu: djobe — to try to see
  • Kabuverdianu: odja — to try to see
  • Kabuverdianu: oiá — to try to see
  • Kazakh: қарау (qarau) — to try to see
  • Khmer: មើល (məəl) — to try to see
  • Korean: 보다 (boda) — to try to see
  • Central Kurdish: تەمەشاکردن (temeşakirdin) — to try to see
  • Kyrgyz: кара- (kara-) — to try to see
  • Lao: ເບິ່ງ (bœng) — to try to see
  • Latgalian: vērtīs — to try to see
  • Latin: specto — to try to see
  • Latin: video — to try to see
  • Latin: tueor — to try to see
  • Latin: obtueor — to try to see
  • Latvian: skats — to try to see
  • Lingala: keka — to try to see
  • Lingala: tala — to try to see
  • Lithuanian: žiūrėti — to try to see
  • Lombard: vardà — to try to see
  • Macedonian: гледа (gleda) — to try to see
  • Malayalam: നോക്കുക (nōkkuka) — to try to see
  • Manchu: ᡨᡠᠸᠠᠮᠪᡳ (tuwambi) — to try to see
  • Māori: titiro — to try to see
  • Māori: tiro hura — to try to see
  • Marathi: बघणे (baghṇe) — to try to see
  • Southern Sierra Miwok: hyk·eʔ jo·ʔun — to try to see
  • Mongolian: харах (xarax) — to try to see
  • Khiamniungan Naga: thāp — to try to see
  • Neapolitan: guardà — to try to see
  • Nivkh: нюдь (ņud̦) — to try to see
  • Norman: r'garder — to try to see
  • Norwegian: se — to try to see
  • Norwegian: skue — to try to see
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lita — to try to see
  • Occitan: gaitar — to try to see
  • Ojibwe: nandawaabam — to try to see
  • Old English: lōcian — to try to see
  • Old Norse: sjá — to try to see
  • Old Norse: sēa — to try to see
  • Old Norse: líta — to try to see
  • Old Saxon: lokon — to try to see
  • Dari: سیل کردن (sayl kardan) — to try to see
  • Dari: نگاه کردن (nigāh kardan) — to try to see
  • Dari: نگریستن (nigarīstan) — to try to see
  • Iranian Persian: نگاه کردن (negâh kardan) — to try to see
  • Iranian Persian: نگریستن (negaristan) — to try to see
  • Polish: patrzeć — to try to see
  • Polish: popatrzeć — to try to see
  • Portuguese: olhar — to try to see
  • Quechua: qhaway — to try to see
  • Rapa Nui: ki — to try to see
  • Romanian: privi — to try to see
  • Romanian: uita — to try to see
  • Romanian: vedea — to try to see
  • Romansh: dar in'egliada — to try to see
  • Romansh: dar en'igleida — to try to see
  • Romansh: der ün'öglieda — to try to see
  • Romansh: dar ün'ögliada — to try to see
  • Romansh: dar in tgit — to try to see
  • Romansh: dar egn tgit — to try to see
  • Romansh: dar in cuc — to try to see
  • Romansh: vesair — to try to see
  • Romansh: veser — to try to see
  • Romansh: vaser — to try to see
  • Romansh: veir — to try to see
  • Romansh: vzair — to try to see
  • Romansh: vair — to try to see
  • Romansh: verer — to try to see
  • Romansh: tgittar — to try to see
  • Romansh: tgitar — to try to see
  • Romansh: tschütter — to try to see
  • Romansh: vurdar — to try to see
  • Russian: смотре́ть (smotrétʹ) — to try to see
  • Russian: посмотре́ть (posmotrétʹ) — to try to see
  • Russian: гляде́ть (gljadétʹ) — to try to see
  • Russian: погляде́ть (pogljadétʹ) — to try to see
  • Sanskrit: चष्टे (caṣṭe) — to try to see
  • Santali: ᱧᱮᱞ (ñel) — to try to see
  • Scots: leuk — to try to see
  • Scots: luke — to try to see
  • Scots: luik — to try to see
  • Scottish Gaelic: amhairc — to try to see
  • Scottish Gaelic: coimhead — to try to see
  • Scottish Gaelic: seall — to try to see
  • Serbo-Croatian: гле̏дати — to try to see
  • Serbo-Croatian: glȅdati — to try to see
  • Sicilian: taliari — to try to see
  • Sinhalese: බලනවා (balanawā) — to try to see
  • Slovak: dívať sa — to try to see
  • Slovak: podívať sa — to try to see
  • Slovak: pozerať — to try to see
  • Slovene: gledati — to try to see
  • Lower Sorbian: glědaś — to try to see
  • Spanish: mirar — to try to see
  • Spanish: ojear — to try to see
  • Spanish: catar — to try to see
  • Spanish: lentear — to try to see
  • Spanish: lookear — to try to see
  • Sranan Tongo: luku — to try to see
  • Swahili: angalia — to try to see
  • Swedish: titta — to try to see
  • Swedish: se — to try to see
  • Swedish: kika — to try to see
  • Swedish: kolla — to try to see
  • Swedish: spana — to try to see
  • Sylheti: ꠌꠣꠃꠣ (saua) — to try to see
  • Tagalog: tingnan — to try to see
  • Tajik: нигоҳ кардан (nigoh kardan) — to try to see
  • Tajik: нигаристан (nigaristan) — to try to see
  • Tatar: карарга (qararğa) — to try to see
  • Tatar: багарга (bağarğa) — to try to see
  • Telugu: చూచు (cūcu) — to try to see
  • Thai: มอง (mɔɔng) — to try to see
  • Thai: ดู (duu) — to try to see
  • Tok Pisin: luk — to try to see
  • Tok Pisin: lukim — to try to see
  • Turkish: bakmak — to try to see
  • Turkmen: gözlemek — to try to see
  • Turkmen: bakmak — to try to see
  • Ugaritic: 𐎈𐎄𐎊 (ḥdy) — to try to see
  • Ukrainian: диви́тися (dyvýtysja) — to try to see
  • Ukrainian: подиви́тися (podyvýtysja) — to try to see
  • Urdu: دیکھنا (dekhnā) — to try to see
  • Uzbek: qaramoq — to try to see
  • Uzbek: boqmoq — to try to see
  • Venetan: vardar — to try to see
  • Venetan: varđar — to try to see
  • Vietnamese: nhìn — to try to see
  • Vietnamese: dòm — to try to see
  • Vietnamese: nhòm — to try to see
  • Vietnamese: ngó — to try to see
  • Welsh: edrych — to try to see
  • Woiwurrung: nganga — to try to see
  • Yakut: көр (kör) — to try to see
  • Zazaki: weynayen — to try to see
  • Zazaki: vinayen — to try to see
  • Zou: en — to try to see
  • Albanian: parë — to appear, to seem
  • Arabic: بَدَا (badā) — to appear, to seem
  • Aromanian: par — to appear, to seem
  • Azerbaijani: görünmək — to appear, to seem
  • Bashkir: күренеү (kürenew) — to appear, to seem
  • Basque: iruditu — to appear, to seem
  • Belarusian: выгляда́ць (vyhljadácʹ) — to appear, to seem
  • Bulgarian: изгле́ждам (izgléždam) — to appear, to seem
  • Catalan: semblar — to appear, to seem
  • Chickasaw: ahooba — to appear, to seem
  • Chickasaw: chihmi — to appear, to seem
  • Chinese Cantonese: 好似 (hou2 ci5) — to appear, to seem
  • Chinese Mandarin: 好像 (hǎoxiàng) — to appear, to seem
  • Chinese Mandarin: 顯得 /显得 (xiǎnde) — to appear, to seem
  • Choctaw: ahoba — to appear, to seem
  • Czech: vypadat — to appear, to seem
  • Danish: se ud — to appear, to seem
  • Danish: synes — to appear, to seem
  • Danish: tegne virke — to appear, to seem
  • Dutch: lijken — to appear, to seem
  • Dutch: er uitzien — to appear, to seem
  • Esperanto: aspekti — to appear, to seem
  • Esperanto: ŝajni — to appear, to seem
  • Ewe: dze — to appear, to seem
  • Finnish: näyttää — to appear, to seem
  • Finnish: vaikuttaa — to appear, to seem
  • French: sembler — to appear, to seem
  • French: paraître — to appear, to seem
  • French: avoir l'air — to appear, to seem
  • Friulian: parê — to appear, to seem
  • German: scheinen — to appear, to seem
  • German: aussehen — to appear, to seem
  • Greek: φαίνομαι (faínomai) — to appear, to seem
  • Ancient Greek: φαίνομαι (phaínomai) — to appear, to seem
  • Hebrew: נִרְאָה (nir'á) — to appear, to seem
  • Hungarian: látszik — to appear, to seem
  • Hungarian: tűnik — to appear, to seem
  • Hungarian: kinéz — to appear, to seem
  • Icelandic: líta út — to appear, to seem
  • Icelandic: virðast — to appear, to seem
  • Icelandic: sýnast — to appear, to seem
  • Ido: aspektar — to appear, to seem
  • Ingrian: näyttää — to appear, to seem
  • Irish: féach — to appear, to seem
  • Italian: sembrare — to appear, to seem
  • Italian: apparire — to appear, to seem
  • Japanese: 見える (mieru) — to appear, to seem
  • Khmer: ដូចជា (douc ciə) — to appear, to seem
  • Korean: 보이다 (boida) — to appear, to seem
  • Korean: 생기다 (saenggida) — to appear, to seem
  • Central Kurdish: وا دیارە (wa dyare) — to appear, to seem
  • Latin: simulo — to appear, to seem
  • Latin: pareo — to appear, to seem
  • Latin: videor — to appear, to seem
  • Macedonian: изгледа (izgleda) — to appear, to seem
  • Māori: ngia — to appear, to seem
  • Marathi: दिसून येणे (disūn yeṇe) — to appear, to seem
  • Middle English: semen — to appear, to seem
  • Mongolian: харагдах (xaragdax) — to appear, to seem
  • Norwegian: se ut — to appear, to seem
  • Norwegian: synes — to appear, to seem
  • Norwegian Bokmål: se ut — to appear, to seem
  • Old English: ġesewen bēon — to appear, to seem
  • Old English: þynċan — to appear, to seem
  • Old Saxon: likian — to appear, to seem
  • Oromo: fakkaachuu — to appear, to seem
  • Persian: به نظر آمدن (be nazar âmadan) — to appear, to seem
  • Persian: به نظر رسیدن (be nazar residan) — to appear, to seem
  • Polish: wyglądać — to appear, to seem
  • Portuguese: parecer — to appear, to seem
  • Romanian: părea — to appear, to seem
  • Romanian: arăta — to appear, to seem
  • Russian: вы́глядеть (výgljadetʹ) — to appear, to seem
  • Santali: ᱧᱮᱞ (ñel) — to appear, to seem
  • Scots: leuk — to appear, to seem
  • Scots: luke — to appear, to seem
  • Scots: luik — to appear, to seem
  • Scottish Gaelic: bi coltach — to appear, to seem
  • Serbo-Croatian: изгле́дати — to appear, to seem
  • Serbo-Croatian: izglédati — to appear, to seem
  • Sicilian: pariri — to appear, to seem
  • Slovak: vyzerať — to appear, to seem
  • Slovene: izgledati — to appear, to seem
  • Spanish: parecer — to appear, to seem
  • Spanish: verse — to appear, to seem
  • Spanish: lucir — to appear, to seem
  • Swahili: angalia — to appear, to seem
  • Swedish: se ut — to appear, to seem
  • Swedish: verka — to appear, to seem
  • Swedish: synas — to appear, to seem
  • Tagalog: mukha — to appear, to seem
  • Telugu: కనిపించు (kanipiñcu) — to appear, to seem
  • Telugu: కనబడు (kanabaḍu) — to appear, to seem
  • Turkish: görünmek — to appear, to seem
  • Ukrainian: вигляда́ти (vyhljadáty) — to appear, to seem
  • Zazaki: asayen — to appear, to seem
  • Albanian: pamje — give an appearance of being
  • Bulgarian: изгле́ждам (izgléždam) — give an appearance of being
  • Chickasaw: ahooba — give an appearance of being
  • Chickasaw: chihmi — give an appearance of being
  • Choctaw: ahoba — give an appearance of being
  • Finnish: näyttää — give an appearance of being
  • Marathi: दिसणे (disṇe) — give an appearance of being
  • Portuguese: estar — give an appearance of being
  • Romanian: părea — give an appearance of being
  • Romanian: arăta — give an appearance of being
  • Russian: вы́глядеть (výgljadetʹ) — give an appearance of being
  • Spanish: verse — give an appearance of being
  • Spanish: lucir — give an appearance of being
  • Spanish: veerse — give an appearance of being
  • Zazaki: peyda bıyayen — give an appearance of being
  • Albanian: përball — to face
  • Bulgarian: гледам (gledam) — to face
  • Catalan: encarar — to face
  • Danish: opsøge — to face
  • Dutch: uitzien — to face
  • Finnish: sijaita — to face
  • French: donner sur — to face
  • French: regarder — to face
  • German: schaut — to face
  • Greek: βλέπω (vlépo) — to face
  • Italian: affacciarsi — to face
  • Italian: guardare — to face
  • Japanese: 向かう (mukau) — to face
  • Korean: 마주하다 (majuhada) — to face
  • Korean: 향하다 (hyanghada) — to face
  • Central Kurdish: سەیرکردن (seyirkirdin) — to face
  • Central Kurdish: تەمەشاکردن (temeşakirdin) — to face
  • Latin: do — to face
  • Macedonian: гледа (gleda) — to face
  • Norwegian: oppsøke — to face
  • Portuguese: resguardar — to face
  • Scots: leuk — to face
  • Scots: luke — to face
  • Scots: luik — to face
  • Spanish: dar — to face
  • Swahili: angalia — to face
  • Zazaki: asen (diq) — to face
  • Albanian: pres — to expect
  • Bulgarian: очаквам (očakvam) — to expect
  • Dutch: uitzien (naar) — to expect
  • Finnish: odottaa — to expect
  • German: erwarten — to expect
  • Italian: contare — to expect
  • Latin: expecto — to expect
  • Norwegian: se ut — to expect
  • Portuguese: esperar — to expect
  • Spanish: esperar — to expect
  • Swahili: angalia — to expect
  • Zazaki: pawen — to expect
  • Danish: sikre — to make sure of
  • Finnish: huolehtia — to make sure of
  • Zazaki: xo dıyen — to make sure of