Definition of Look out

1. Verb. Be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful. "The men look out for animals in the area"; "Watch out for pickpockets!"


2. Verb. To protect someone's interests. "A man's gotta look out for his family"
Generic synonyms: Protect

Definition of Look out

1. Verb. (intransitive) To look from within to the outside ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive idiomatic) Be vigilant and aware. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To find by looking: to hunt out. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Look Out

look backward
look before you leap
look book
look daggers
look down on
look down one's nose
look down upon
look for
look forward
look forward to
look here
look into
look like
look off
look on
look out (current term)
look out for number one
look out on
look out over
look over
look round
look sharp
look the other way
look the part
look through
look to
look up
look up to
look upon

Literary usage of Look out

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens (1908)
".CHAPTER I. ON THE LOOK-OUT. Ix these times of ours, though concerning the exact year ... and his hands loose in his waist-band, kept an eager look-out. ..."

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