looked out

verbbe wary

Synonyms for looked out

verb be wary

Antonyms for looked out

Word Origin & History

Old English locian "use the eyes for seeing, gaze, look, behold, spy," from West Germanic *lokjan (cf. Old Saxon lokon "see, look, spy," Middle Dutch loeken "to look," Old High German luogen, German dialectal lugen "to look out"), of unknown origin, perhaps cognate with Breton lagud "eye." In Old English, usually with on; the use of at began 14c. Meaning "seek, search out" is c.1300; meaning "to have a certain appearance" is from c.1400. Of objects, "to face in a certain direction," late 14c.

Look after "take care of" is from late 14c., earlier "to seek" (c.1300), "to look toward" (c.1200). Look into "investigate" is from 1580s; look up "research in books or papers" is from 1690s. To look down upon in the figurative sense is from 1711; to look down one's nose is from 1921. To look forward "anticipate" is c.1600; meaning "anticipate with pleasure" is mid-19c. To not look back "make no pauses" is colloquial, first attested 1893. In look sharp (1711) sharp originally was an adverb, "sharply."

Example Sentences for looked out

The two bent their steps to the shore, and looked out to sea.

How different was the sight from what she saw when she looked out in Addison square!

I went to the settin'-room door an' looked out, an'—I dunno how 'twas—it all come to me.

He went to the window beside Marcolina and looked out into the garden.

He softly opened his window, and looked out upon the serene river.

And he looked out of the window with a thoughtful noncommitting face.

Cornish gave a little nod of the head, and looked out of the window.

My father hesitated, looked out at the sky, and hesitated still.

He looked out again, and then drew in his head very suddenly.

And then toward the end of a winter's day we looked out of our window and saw her "sail."