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Definition of Take a look
1. Verb. Look at with attention. "They take a look up the hill"; "Get a load of this pretty woman!"
Definition of Take a look
1. Verb. (idiomatic intransitive) To examine or observe. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Take A Look
Literary usage of Take a look
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe (1888)
"take a look oudeh. His accent was as atrocious as Rhoda's. "Every other car"—evvy
udda kah—"is a Cadillac Seville with Jersey license plates. ..."
2. The Corner in Gold: Its History and Theory: Being a Reply to Mr. Robert by Francis William Bain (1893)
"But now, let us take a look at the historical origin of the present state of
affairs, and trace the gradual progress towards this culating medium as well as ..."
3. "Here Lies": Being a Collection of Ancient and Modern, Humorous and Queer by Walter Henry Howe (1900)
"... And take a look where these do lie; Stay, passenger, as thou goest by. Who for
the love they bare to truth, Were depriv'd of their life and youth. ..."
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