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look
English
Etymology
From Middle English loken, lokien, from Old English l?cian, from Proto-West Germanic *l?k?n. Further origin unknown, no certain cognates outside Germanic. The English word, however, is cognate with Scots luke, luik, leuk (“to look, see”), West Frisian lôkje, loaitsje (“to look”), Middle Dutch loeken (“to look”), German Low German löken and Alemannic German luege. Possibly related to Sanskrit ???? (lok, “to see, behold”) *lewk- (“light”) in the sense of "illuminating" (cf. related word ???? (ruc) "to shine, illuminate")
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l?k/
- Rhymes: -?k
- Homophone: luck (most of Northern England)
- (some Northern En?lish dialects, esp. Bolton) IPA(key): /lu?k/
- Rhymes: -u?k
- Homophone: Luke
- (Liverpool usually) IPA(key): /lu?x/
- Rhymes: -u?x
Verb
look (third-person singular simple present looks, present participle looking, simple past and past participle looked)
- To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:look
- (intransitive) As an intransitive verb, often with "at".
- Troponyms: glance; see also Thesaurus:stare
- (transitive, colloquial) As a transitive verb, often in the imperative; chiefly takes relative clause as direct object.
- To appear, to seem.
- c. 1701–03, Joseph Addison, Remarks on Several Parts of Italy, &c., Dedication:
- THERE is a plea?ure in owning obligations which it is a plea?ure to have received; but ?hould I publi?h any favours done me by your Lord?hip, I am afraid it would look more like vanity, than gratitude.
- So this was my future home, I thought! […] Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
- 2012, Chelsea 6-0 Wolves
- Chelsea's youngsters, who looked lively throughout, then combined for the second goal in the seventh minute. Romeu's shot was saved by Wolves goalkeeper Dorus De Vries but Piazon kept the ball alive and turned it back for an unmarked Bertrand to blast home.
- c. 1701–03, Joseph Addison, Remarks on Several Parts of Italy, &c., Dedication:
- (copulative) To give an appearance of being.
- (intransitive, often with "for") To search for, to try to find.
- To face or present a view.
- 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:
- 1769, Benjamin Blayney (editor), King James Bible, Oxford standard text, Ezekiel, xi, 1,
- To expect or anticipate.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Fairie Queene, Book VI, Canto XI, 1750, The Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 4, page 139,
- Looking each Hour into Death's Mouth to fall,
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Fairie Queene, Book VI, Canto XI, 1750, The Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 4, page 139,
- (transitive) To express or manifest by a look.
- c. 1815, Lord Byron, Waterloo,
- Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spake again,
- c. 1815, Lord Byron, Waterloo,
- (transitive, often with "to") To make sure of, to see to.
- 1898, Samuel Butler (translator), Homer, The Odyssey,
- "Look to it yourself, father," answered Telemachus, "for they say you are the wisest counsellor in the world, and that there is no other mortal man who can compare with you. […]
- 1898, Samuel Butler (translator), Homer, The Odyssey,
- (dated, sometimes figuratively) To show oneself in looking.
- c. 1592, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, Induction, Scene 2, 1831, George Steevens (editor), The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare, [Publication of the copy annotated by Steevens], Volume 1, page 254,
- I have […] more feet than shoes, or such shoes as my toes look through the overleather.
- c. 1592, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, Induction, Scene 2, 1831, George Steevens (editor), The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare, [Publication of the copy annotated by Steevens], Volume 1, page 254,
- (transitive, obsolete) To look at; to turn the eyes toward.
- Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. […] She put back a truant curl from her forehead where it had sought egress to the world, and looked him full in the face now, […].
- (transitive, obsolete) To seek; to search for.
- 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.
- c. 1552–1599, Edmund Spenser, unidentified sonnet,
- (transitive, obsolete) To influence, overawe, or subdue by looks or presence.
- 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.
- 1882, Wilkie Collins, Heart and Science
- Ovid might have evaded her entreaties by means of an excuse. But her eyes were irresistible: they looked him into submission in an instant.
- 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,
- (baseball) To look at a pitch as a batter without swinging at it.
Usage notes
Though the use of the pronunciation /lu?k/ is now restricted to northern English dialects, it was formerly more widespread. For example, it is mentioned without comment in Walker's Critical Pronouncing Dictionary.
Conjugation
Derived terms
Translations
Interjection
look
- Pay attention.
Translations
Synonyms
- see, so, well, hey
Noun
look (plural looks)
- The action of looking; an attempt to see.
- (often plural) Physical appearance, visual impression.
- He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance. […] But she said she must go back, and when they joined the crowd again her partner was haled off with a frightened look to the royal circle, […]
- A facial expression.
Derived terms
Translations
References
Anagrams
- kolo, kool
Dutch
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch look, from Old Dutch *l?k, from Proto-Germanic *laukaz. Compare Low German look, Look, German Lauch, English leek, Danish løg, Swedish lök. More at leek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lo?k/
- Hyphenation: look
- Rhymes: -o?k
Noun
look n or m (uncountable)
- Plants of the genus Allium, especially garlic.
- Several related herbs, like chive, garlic, shallot and leek.
Derived terms
- lookachtig
- lookallergie
- lookbed
- lookgeur
- looksaus
- looksmaak
- looksoep
- lookstank
- lookworst
-plant species:
- bieslook (“chives”)
- berglook (“keeled garlic”)
- daslook (“bear leek”)
- eslook (“shallot”)
- knoflook (“garlic”)
- kraailook (“crow garlic”)
- lookprei
- look-zonder-look
- moeslook (“field garlic”)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lo?k/
- Hyphenation: look
- Rhymes: -o?k
Verb
look
- singular past indicative of luiken
Etymology 3
Borrowed from English look.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /luk/
- Hyphenation: look
- Rhymes: -uk
Noun
look m (plural looks)
- A look, (clothing) style, appearance.
Derived terms
- horrorlook
Etymology 4
Related to luiken, cognate with English lock.
Noun
look m (plural loken, diminutive [please provide])
- A gap, space between barrels or between the strings in rope.
- A section, division (archaic).
Anagrams
- kool
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English look.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /luk/
Noun
look m (plural looks)
- A style; appearance; look.
Derived terms
- relooker
- relooking
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English look.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?luk/, [?luk]
Noun
look m (plural looks)
- (informal) a look; style, appearance
References
- “look” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Tagalog
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /?lo?ok/
Noun
look
- A bay.
look From the web:
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- what looks good with black jeans
- what looks good with purple
- what looks good with red
- what looks good with green
air
English
Alternative forms
- aire, ayre, eyr (obsolete)
- ayr (especially when referring to the form of music)
Etymology
From Middle English air, eir (“gas, atmosphere”), from Anglo-Norman aeir, eyer, Old French aire, eir, from Latin ??r, from Ancient Greek ??? (a?r, “wind, atmosphere”). Displaced native Middle English luft, lift (“air”) (from Old English lyft (“air, atmosphere”)), Middle English loft (“air, upper region”) (from Old Norse lopt (“air, sky, loft”)). More at lift, loft.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???/, /???/
- (General American) enPR: âr, IPA(key): /????/, /???/
- Rhymes: -??(?)
- Homophones: Ayr, ere, eyre, heir, are (unit of measurement); err (one pronunciation); e'er (US)
Noun
air (countable and uncountable, plural airs)
- (uncountable, meteorology) The substance constituting earth's atmosphere, particularly:
- (historical, philosophy, alchemy) understood as one of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
- (historical, medicine) understood as a particular local substance with supposed effects on human health.
- 1991 May 12, "Kidnapped!" Jeeves and Wooster, Series 2, Episode 5:
- Jeeves: Foreign travel often liberates emotions best kept in check, sir. The air of North America is notoriously stimulating in this regard, as witness the regrettable behavior of its inhabitants in 1776.
B. Wooster: Hm? What happened in 1776, Jeeves?
Jeeves: I prefer not to dwell on it, if it's convenient to you, sir.
- Jeeves: Foreign travel often liberates emotions best kept in check, sir. The air of North America is notoriously stimulating in this regard, as witness the regrettable behavior of its inhabitants in 1776.
- 1991 May 12, "Kidnapped!" Jeeves and Wooster, Series 2, Episode 5:
- (physics) understood as a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.
- (usually with the) The apparently open space above the ground which this substance fills, (historical) formerly thought to be limited by the firmament but (meteorology) now considered to be surrounded by the near vacuum of outer space.
- A breeze; a gentle wind.
- A feeling or sense.
- November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
- Smalling’s quick one-two of yellow cards towards the end of the first half had left an air of inevitability about what would follow and, if anything, it was probably a surprise that City restricted themselves to Sergio Agüero’s goal bearing in mind another of United’s defenders, Marcos Rojo, was taken off on a stretcher early in the second half with a dislocated shoulder.
- 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,
- The girl stooped to pluck a rose, and as she bent over it, her profile was clearly outlined. She held the flower to her face with a long-drawn inhalation, then went up the steps, crossed the piazza, opened the door without knocking, and entered the house with the air of one thoroughly at home.
- November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
- A sense of poise, graciousness, or quality.
- 1815, Jane Austen, Emma, Volume I, Chapter 4:
- "He is very plain, undoubtedly—remarkably plain:—but that is nothing compared with his entire want of gentility. I had no right to expect much, and I did not expect much; but I had no idea that he could be so very clownish, so totally without air. I had imagined him, I confess, a degree or two nearer gentility."
- 1815, Jane Austen, Emma, Volume I, Chapter 4:
- (usually in the plural) Pretension; snobbishness; pretence that one is better than others.
- (music) A song, especially a solo; an aria.
- 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 18:
- "If I," said Mr. Collins, "were so fortunate as to be able to sing, I should have great pleasure, I am sure, in obliging the company with an air; for I consider music as a very innocent diversion, and perfectly compatible with the profession of a clergyman […] "
- 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 18:
- (informal) Nothing; absence of anything.
- (countable, uncountable) An air conditioner or the processed air it produces.
- (obsolete, chemistry) Any specific gas.
- (snowboarding, skateboarding, motor sports) A jump in which one becomes airborne.
- A television or radio signal.
- (uncountable) Publicity.
Synonyms
- atmosphere
- aura
- lift
- nimbus
- gas
Derived terms
Pages starting with “air”.
Related terms
- aerate
- aero-
- aria
Translations
See air/translations § Noun.
Verb
air (third-person singular simple present airs, present participle airing, simple past and past participle aired)
- To bring (something) into contact with the air, so as to freshen or dry it.
- To let fresh air into a room or a building, to ventilate.
- It's getting quite stuffy in this room: let's open the windows and air it.
- To discuss varying viewpoints on a given topic.
- 1917, National Geographic, v.31, March 1917:
- Thus, in spite of all opposition, the rural and urban assemblies retained the germ of local government, and in spite of the dual control, as the result of which much of their influence was nullified, they did have a certain value in airing abuses and suggesting improvements.
- 1917, National Geographic, v.31, March 1917:
- (transitive) To broadcast (a television show etc.).
- (intransitive) To be broadcast.
- This game show first aired in the 1990s and is still going today.
- (Britain, MLE, slang) To ignore (a person).
- Why is this girl airing me?
Derived terms
- air out
- aired
- aired-out
Translations
Anagrams
- ARI, Ari, IAR, IRA, Ira, RIA, Rai, rai, raï, ria
Cornish
Alternative forms
- ayr
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [e??]
Noun
air m
- air
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French air, from Middle French air, from Old French air, from Latin ??r.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??r/
- Hyphenation: aie
- Rhymes: -??r
Noun
air m (plural airs, diminutive airtje n)
- air, pretension or pretentious attitude
- tune, melody
Descendants
- Afrikaans: air
French
Etymology
From Old French air, aire, from Latin ??r.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??/
- Homophones: aire, airent, aires, airs, ère, ères, erre, errent, erres, ers, haire, haires, hère, hères
Noun
air m (plural airs)
- air (gases of the atmosphere)
- tune, aria
- appearance
- air (pretension)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “air” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- ira
- rai
Gothic
Romanization
air
- Romanization of ????????????
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay air, from Proto-Malayic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahi?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.??r/
Noun
air (first-person possessive airku, second-person possessive airmu, third-person possessive airnya)
- water
- clear liquid H?O
- mineral water
- one of the four elements in alchemy
- one of the five basic elements in some other theories
- (colloquial) a cockfight round which started by spraying water to the cock.
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “air” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish airid (“ploughs, tills”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a??/
Verb
air (present analytic aireann, future analytic airfidh, verbal noun ar, past participle airthe)
- (literary, transitive, intransitive) plough
Conjugation
Noun
air m
- genitive singular of ar
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (stressed) /???/, (unstressed) /???/
Pronoun
air (emphatic airsean)
- third-person singular masculine of ar (on him, on it m)
Mutation
References
- "air" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “3 airid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Kedah Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahi?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ä.jäq/
Noun
air
- water.
- Air manis
- Sweet water
- Air manis
Kein
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?i?/
Noun
air
- woman
Further reading
- Bemal Organized Phonology Data
Ludian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *airo.
Noun
air
- oar
Malay
Alternative forms
- ?????
Etymology
First attested in the Talang Tuo inscription, 684AD. From Proto-Malayic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *air, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahi?.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /ae(r)/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /a?(r)/
- Rhymes: -ae(r), -e(r)
Noun
air (Jawi spelling ?????, informal 1st possessive airku, impolite 2nd possessive airmu, 3rd possessive airnya)
- water (liquid H2O)
- 2012, Faridah Abdul Rashid, Research on the Early Malay Doctors : 1900-1957 : Malaya and Singapore [2]
- loji rawatan air
- water treatment plant
- loji rawatan air
- 2012, Faridah Abdul Rashid, Research on the Early Malay Doctors : 1900-1957 : Malaya and Singapore [2]
Derived terms
- air bah / ???? ???
- air mata / ???? ????
Descendants
- Indonesian: air
References
- Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
Norman
Etymology
From Latin ??r.
Noun
air m (plural airs)
- air (mixture of gases that make up the earth's atmosphere)
Related terms
- atmosphère, atmosphéthe
Old French
Alternative forms
- aer, aïr, ar, eir, aeir, eyer, aire
Etymology
From Latin ??r.
Noun
air m (oblique plural airs, nominative singular airs, nominative plural air)
- air (mixture of gases that make up the earth's atmosphere)
Descendants
- French: air
- Norman: air
- ? Middle English: air, eir
- English: air
- Scots: air
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- ar
Etymology
From the same root as ar (“for”, preposition).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ar?/
Conjunction
air
- for (because, since)
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 55d11
- c. 845, St. Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 159a2
- c. 845, St. Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 159a3
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 55d11
Pohnpeian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?jir/
Verb
air
- (transitive) to strip off, as when stripping insulation off a wire
- (transitive) to wipe off a ropelike object by drawing it through one's hand or fingers
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?r?/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish for. Cognates include Irish ar and Manx er.
Preposition
air (+ dative)
- on, upon
- of, concerning
- for, on account of
- by
Inflection
Usage notes
- The word air and its derivates are used in many idioms:
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Irish for. Cognates include Irish air and Manx er.
Pronoun
air
- third-person singular masculine of air: on him, on it
Inflection
References
- “air” in Edward Dwelly, Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic–English Dictionary, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, 1911, ?ISBN.
- A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Complied by Malcolm MacLennan)
Veps
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *airo.
Noun
air
- oar
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ai?r/
Noun
air
- Soft mutation of gair.
Mutation
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