look

1. To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.

   (intransitive)As an intransitive verb, often with “at”.

   They kept looking at me.

   Don’t look in the closet.

   sehen, schauen, blicken

   смотре́тьsmotrétʹ, посмотре́тьposmotrétʹ, гляде́тьgljadétʹ

   диви́тисяdyvýtysja, подиви́тисяpodyvýtysja

2. (colloquial, transitive)As a transitive verb, often in the imperative; chiefly takes relative clause as direct object.

   Look what you did to him!

   Look who's back!

3. To appear, to seem.

   It looks as if it’s going to rain soon. or It looks like it’s going to rain soon. or It looks like rain [is coming].

   Our new boss looks to be friendly.

   scheinen, aussehen

   вы́глядетьvýgljadetʹ

   вигляда́тиvyhljadáty

4. (copulative)To give an appearance of being.

   What a fright you looked in that hideous outfit.

   That painting looks nice.

   вы́глядетьvýgljadetʹ

   accord in appearance with

5. (intransitive, often)To search for, to try to find.

   search or seek

6. To face or present a view.

   The hotel looks over the valleys of the Hindu Kush.

   schaut

7. To expect or anticipate.

   I look to each hour for my lover’s arrival.

   1596, Edmund Spenser, The Fairie Queene, Book VI, Canto XI, 1750, The Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 4, page 139,

   erwarten

8. (transitive)To express or manifest by a look.

   look forward to the probable occurrence of

9. (often, transitive)To make sure of, to see to.

10. (dated, figuratively, sometimes)To show oneself in looking; to peep out.

11. To look at a pitch as a batter without swinging at it.

    The fastball caught him looking.

    Clem Labine struck Mays out looking at his last at bat.

12. (archaic, dialectal, transitive)To check, to make sure (of something).

1. The nurse looked after the babies.

   Медсестра доглядала за немовлятами. — deniko

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2. The drinks looked cool and delicious.

   Напої виглядали прохолодними і смачними. — ChickenKiev

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3. I'm looking forward to the party.

   Я з нетерпінням очікую вечірку. — aandrusiak

   ruС нетерпением жду вечеринку. — bijin

   deIch freue mich auf die Party. — Espi

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4. Why are you looking so sad?

   Чому ти такий сумний? — deniko

   deWieso siehst du so traurig aus? — MUIRIEL

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5. Take a look at this map.

   Поглянь на цю карту. — aandrusiak

   ruВзгляни на эту карту. — Olya

   deWirf einen Blick auf diese Karte. — kroko

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regular · Lesson

• look upшукати, обшукатиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, up.
• look outвиглядати, виглянутиTo be vigilant and aware often as an imperative to alert a person to danger.
• look onспостерігати, дивитисяTo watch; to observe without participating.
• look backзапам'ятати, пам'ятатиTo think of (past events) in retrospect (in hindsight).
• look overпереглянути, переглядатиTo check quickly; to make a brief or cursory visual inspection of.
• look afterдоглядати, дбатиTo follow with the eyes; to look in the direction of (someone or something departing).
• look forшукати, пошукатиTo seek.
• look intoперевірити, перевірятиTo investigate, explore, or consider.