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verb · irregular · transitive · frequent

look-see

look-see · look-sees · look-saw · look-seen · look-seeing

To make a quick inspection, especially as a lookout or scoutTo make a quick inspection, especially as a lookout or scout.

Meaning

1 senses

To make a quick inspection, especially as a lookout or scout.

Origin

Borrowed from Chinese Pidgin English look-see.

Borrowed from Chinese Pidgin English look-see.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

look-sees, look-seeing, look-saw, look-seen

Base form	look-see · to look-see
3rd person singular	look-sees
Present participle	look-seeing
Past simple	look-saw
Past participle	look-seen

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	look-see
he, she, it	look-sees

Past simpleLesson

all persons

look-saw

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have look-seen
he, she, it	has look-seen

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will look-see

Word family

2 related words

Relatedonce-over spot check

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 dictionary

loofah lookA1 looker lookout loomC1

Dictionary 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.

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