Look vs. See
Lookverb
To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
Lookverb
To appear, to seem.
Lookverb
(copulative) To give an appearance of being.
Lookverb
To search for, to try to find.
Lookverb
To face or present a view.
Lookverb
To expect or anticipate.
Lookverb
(transitive) To express or manifest by a look.
Lookverb
To make sure of, to see to.
Lookverb
To show oneself in looking.
Lookverb
To look at; to turn the eyes toward.
Lookverb
To seek; to search for.
Lookverb
To influence, overawe, or subdue by looks or presence.
Lookverb
(baseball) To look at a pitch as a batter without swinging at it.
Lookinterjection
Pay attention.
Looknoun
The action of looking, an attempt to see.
Looknoun
(often plural) Physical appearance, visual impression.
Looknoun
A facial expression.
Lookverb
To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to observe with the eyes while keeping them directed; - with various prepositions, often in a special or figurative sense. See Phrases below.
Lookverb
To direct the attention (to something); to consider; to examine; as, to look at an action.
Lookverb
To seem; to appear; to have a particular appearance; as, the patient looks better; the clouds look rainy.
Lookverb
To have a particular direction or situation; to face; to front.
Lookverb
In the imperative: see; behold; take notice; take care; observe; - used to call attention.
Lookverb
To show one's self in looking, as by leaning out of a window; as, look out of the window while I speak to you. Sometimes used figuratively.
Lookverb
To await the appearance of anything; to expect; to anticipate.
Lookverb
To look at; to turn the eyes toward.
Lookverb
To seek; to search for.
Lookverb
To expect.
Lookverb
To influence, overawe, or subdue by looks or presence as, to look down opposition.
Lookverb
To express or manifest by a look.
Looknoun
The act of looking; a glance; a sight; a view; - often in certain phrases; as, to have, get, take, throw, or cast, a look.
Looknoun
Expression of the eyes and face; manner; as, a proud or defiant look.
Looknoun
Appearance; aspect; as, the house has a gloomy look; the affair has a bad look.
Looknoun
the expression on a person's face;
Looknoun
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually;
Looknoun
physical appearance;
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the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people;
Lookverb
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards;
Lookverb
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect;
Lookverb
have a certain outward or facial expression;
Lookverb
search or seek;
Lookverb
be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to;
Lookverb
take charge of or deal with;
Lookverb
convey by one's expression;
Lookverb
look forward to the probable occurrence of;
Lookverb
accord in appearance with;
Lookverb
have faith or confidence in;
Seeverb
(stative) To perceive or detect with the eyes, or as if by sight.
Seeverb
To witness or observe by personal experience.
Seeverb
To form a mental picture of.
Seeverb
(figuratively) To understand.
Seeverb
To come to a realization of having been mistaken or misled.
Seeverb
(social) To meet, to visit.
Seeverb
To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit.
Seeverb
To date frequently.
Seeverb
(transitive) To be the setting or time of.
Seeverb
(by extension) To ensure that something happens, especially while witnessing it.
Seeverb
(gambling) To respond to another player's bet with a bet of equal value.
Seeverb
To foresee, predict, or prophesy.
Seeverb
To determine by trial or experiment; to find out (if or whether).
Seeverb
(used in the imperative) Used to emphasise a proposition.
Seeverb
(used in the imperative) To reference or to study for further details.
Seeinterjection
Directing the audience to pay attention to the following
Seeinterjection
Introducing an explanation
Seenoun
A diocese, archdiocese; a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop, especially an archbishop.
Seenoun
The office of a bishop or archbishop; bishopric or archbishopric
Seenoun
A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.
Seenoun
A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.
Seenoun
The seat of episcopal power; a diocese; the jurisdiction of a bishop; as, the see of New York.
Seeverb
To perceive by the eye; to have knowledge of the existence and apparent qualities of by the organs of sight; to behold; to descry; to view.
Seeverb
To perceive by mental vision; to form an idea or conception of; to note with the mind; to observe; to discern; to distinguish; to understand; to comprehend; to ascertain.
Seeverb
To follow with the eyes, or as with the eyes; to watch; to regard attentively; to look after.
Seeverb
To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit; as, to go to see a friend.
Seeverb
To fall in with; to meet or associate with; to have intercourse or communication with; hence, to have knowledge or experience of; as, to see military service.
Seeverb
To accompany in person; to escort; to wait upon; as, to see one home; to see one aboard the cars.
Seeverb
In poker and similar games at cards, to meet (a bet), or to equal the bet of (a player), by staking the same sum.
Seeverb
To have the power of sight, or of perceiving by the proper organs; to possess or employ the sense of vision; as, he sees distinctly.
Seeverb
Figuratively: To have intellectual apprehension; to perceive; to know; to understand; to discern; - often followed by a preposition, as through, or into.
Seeverb
To be attentive; to take care; to give heed; - generally with to; as, to see to the house.
Seenoun
the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
Seeverb
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight;
Seeverb
perceive (an idea or situation) mentally;
Seeverb
perceive or be contemporaneous with;
Seeverb
imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind;
Seeverb
deem to be;
Seeverb
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally;
Seeverb
see or watch;
Seeverb
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort;
Seeverb
come together;
Seeverb
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something;
Seeverb
go to see for professional or business reasons;
Seeverb
go to see for a social visit;
Seeverb
visit a place, as for entertainment;
Seeverb
take charge of or deal with;
Seeverb
receive as a specified guest;
Seeverb
date regularly; have a steady relationship with;
Seeverb
see and understand, have a good eye;
Seeverb
deliberate or decide;
Seeverb
observe as if with an eye;
Seeverb
observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect;
Seeverb
go or live through;
Seeverb
accompany or escort;
Seeverb
match or meet;
Seeverb
make sense of; assign a meaning to;
Seeadverb
compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text)
Seeverb
perceive with the eyes; discern visually
Seeverb
be or become aware of something from observation or from a written or other visual source
Seeverb
be a spectator of (a film, game, or other entertainment); watch
Seeverb
refer to (a specified source) for further information (used as a direction in a text)
Seeverb
discern or deduce after reflection or from information; understand
Seeverb
ascertain after inquiring, considering, or discovering an outcome
Seeverb
regard in a specified way
Seeverb
find good or attractive qualities in (someone)
Seeverb
view or predict as a possibility; envisage
Seeverb
used to ascertain or express comprehension, agreement, or continued attention, or to emphasize that an earlier prediction was correct
Seeverb
experience or witness (an event or situation)
Seeverb
be the time or setting of (something)
Seeverb
meet (someone one knows) socially or by chance
Seeverb
visit (a person or place)
Seeverb
meet regularly as a boyfriend or girlfriend
Seeverb
consult (a specialist or professional)
Seeverb
give an interview or consultation to
Seeverb
escort or conduct (someone) to a specified place
Seeverb
ensure
Seeverb
(in poker or brag) equal the bet of (an opponent) and require them to reveal their cards in order to determine who has won the hand.
Seenoun
the place in which a cathedral church stands, identified as the seat of authority of a bishop or archbishop.
