LOOK AT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does look at mean? 

• LOOK AT (verb)
  The verb LOOK AT has 2 senses:

1. take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

2. look at carefully; study mentally

  Familiarity information: LOOK AT used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LOOK AT (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

consider; deal; look at; take

Context example:

Consider the following case

Hypernyms (to "look at" is one way to...):

think about (have on one's mind, think about actively)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "look at"):

contemplate (consider as a possibility)

dally; play; trifle (consider not very seriously)

abstract (consider apart from a particular case or instance)

warm to (become excited about)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Look at carefully; study mentally

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

consider; look at; view

Context example:

view a problem

Hypernyms (to "look at" is one way to...):

analyse; analyze; canvass; examine; study (consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "look at"):

contemplate (look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought)

groak (look or stare at longingly)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

 Context examples 

They now turned and took a last look at the Emerald City.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

I saw my mother look at me sometimes, and then glance at the watchful Miss Murdstone, and than look down, or look away.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

They would stop and look at him, point him out to one another, examine him, talk of him, and, worst of all, pat him.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

These studies, he explains, look at cardiovascular risk “markers”—factors related to heart health, such as blood pressure—not long-term outcomes like heart disease and stroke.

(Can Chocolate Really Be Good for You?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

She did not feel that she could trust him, and she could not look at him nor think of him without an inward shudder.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

Let’s look at some specific days I would like you to note.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

I gave Renfield a strong opiate to-night, enough to make even him sleep, and took away his pocket-book to look at it.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

In what is called a target-of-opportunity observation, NuSTAR was redirected to take a look at high-energy X-rays from this source in the range of 3 to 79 kiloelectron volts.

(NuSTAR sees rare blurring of black hole light, NASA)

The woman saw me look at it, and picked out a long lock for me to keep.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

If you look at a group of people who are all the same age, some may be perfectly healthy while others are not.

(Older biologic age linked to elevated breast cancer risk, National Institutes of Health)