Meaning

1 senses

  1. (informal)To have a very dishevelled or untidy appearance.

Examples

1842 sentences

  1. You look nice in that dress.

    Ти добре виглядаєш у цій сукні. — deniko

    ruТебе идёт это платье. — marafon

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  2. You look better in this dress.

    Ти виглядаєш краще в цьому вбранні. — lingvokrolik

    ruТы выглядишь лучше в этом платье. — fjay69

    deIn diesem Kleid siehst du besser aus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. Look at yourself in the mirror.

    Подивись на себе у дзеркало. — deniko

    ruВзгляни на себя в зеркало. — Lenin_1917

    deSchau dich im Spiegel an. — MUIRIEL

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  4. He looked me in the eye.

    Він подивився мені в очі. — aandrusiak

    ruОн посмотрел мне в глаза. — sharptoothed

    deEr schaute mir in die Augen. — Manfredo

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  5. She looks odd in those clothes.

    Він дивно виглядає у цьому одязі. — deniko

    ruОна странно выглядит в этой одежде. — Hellerick

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Origin

From the habit of domestic cats of bringing home the remains of killed animals.

From the habit of domestic cats of bringing home the remains of killed animals.

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Forms

looks like something the cat dragged in, looking like something the cat dragged in, looked like something the cat dragged in, looked like something the cat dragged in
Base formlook like something the cat dragged in · to look like something the cat dragged in
3rd person singularlooks like something the cat dragged in
Present participlelooking like something the cat dragged in
Past simplelooked like something the cat dragged in
Past participlelooked like something the cat dragged in

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theylook like something the cat dragged in
he, she, itlooks like something the cat dragged in

Past simpleLesson

all personslooked like something the cat dragged in

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave looked like something the cat dragged in
he, she, ithas looked like something the cat dragged in

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill look like something the cat dragged in

Synonyms

1 synonyms
look as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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