lʊk aʊt
neutral
beginner
- Base verb:
- look
- Particle:
- out
- Separable:
- Yes
What does "look out" mean?
- To be careful or watch for danger (warning)
- To search for and find something
- To have a view of something from a window
Examples
- Look out! There's a car coming!
- Look out for pickpockets in this area.
- I'll look out some old photos for you.
- Our bedroom looks out onto the garden.
- Look out for the email; I'm sending it now.
How to use it
'Look out!' as an exclamation is a warning of immediate danger. 'Look out for' someone means to protect or take care of them. Common in both safety warnings and caring contexts.
Word order
As a warning: not separable ('Look out!'). For finding things: separable ('look something out'). 'Look out for' means be careful about or watch for.
Similar expressions
beware
be careful
watch out
search for
overlook
Opposites
ignore
overlook
Related phrasal verbs
- look up
To search for information in a book, database, or online
- look after
To take care of someone or something
- look for
To try to find something or someone
- look into
To investigate or examine something carefully
- look over
To examine or check something quickly
- look forward to
To feel excited and pleased about something that is going to happen
Use it in a practice answer
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