be on the lookout
be on the lookout · is on the lookout · was on the lookout · been on the lookout · being on the lookout
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see be, on the lookoutUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see be, on the lookout.
» You stay here and be the lookout.
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1 sensesUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see be, on the lookout.
Examples
10 sentencesYou stay here and be the lookout.
They were on the lookout for a storm.
Ziri's only job was to be on lookout.
Tom is always on the lookout for suspicious people.
The accident taught me to be on the lookout.
Translations
2 languagesForms
is on the lookout, being on the lookout, was on the lookout, been on the lookout| Base form | be on the lookout · to be on the lookout |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | is on the lookout |
| Present participle | being on the lookout |
| Past simple | was on the lookout |
| Past participle | been on the lookout |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.