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Antonyms for look see
Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : loo k-see |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlʊkˌsi |
Definition of look see
Origin :- "inspection," 1865, "Pidgin-like formation" [OED], and first used in representations of English as spoken by Chinese, from look (v.) + see (v.).
- As in look : noun visual examination
- As in peek/peep : noun sneaked look
- As in view : noun examination
- As in gander : noun glance
- As in glance : noun brief look
- As in glimpse : noun brief look
- As in hunt : noun search, chase
- As in investigate : verb check into thoroughly
- As in ascertain : verb make sure
- As in probe : verb explore, investigate
- As in check : verb inspect, examine
- As in examine : verb analyze, test
- It's what it says, mon ami; look—see—it is exactly as I read it.
- Extract from : « Lorraine » by Robert W. Chambers
- So you see I had a fairly good-all-round kind of a 'look see.'
- Extract from : « Stories of the Ships » by Lewis R. Freeman
- Look—see the way she is formed, so lithe, loose-limbed, agile.
- Extract from : « Voyage To Eternity » by Milton Lesser
- You wash hands after your lady, and you look see there be two seats betwixt her and you—no nearer you go (Note 2).
- Extract from : « The White Lady of Hazelwood » by Emily Sarah Holt
- Johnny did “look see,” and the thoughts that passed through his mind as he looked were strange indeed.
- Extract from : « Mystery Wings » by Roy J. Snell
- Look, father, look—see yonder is an Angel all in white, descending from heaven!
- Extract from : « Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 » by John Wilson
- Now look—see how far back in the mists of antiquity my own family of Swancourt have a root.
- Extract from : « A Pair of Blue Eyes » by Thomas Hardy
- Madame—(putting her hand under her husband's nose)—Yes; but look—see, there is a little bit coming off.
- Extract from : « Monsieur, Madame and Bebe, Complete » by Gustave Droz
- He was merely on a vacation, and intended to peep over the top of the pass for a "look see" and then to return.
- Extract from : « Smoke Bellew » by Jack London
Synonyms for look see
- analysis
- analyze
- appraise
- ascertain
- ask
- assay
- attention
- audit
- balance account
- be all ears
- beholding
- blink
- blush
- bug
- candle
- canvass
- case
- cast
- catch on
- catechize
- check
- check out
- check over
- check up
- check up on
- chew over
- compare
- confirm
- consider
- contemplation
- correct
- count
- coursing
- criticize
- delve
- delve into
- determine
- dig
- dig into
- discover
- display
- divine
- double-check
- enquire about
- establish
- evil eye
- examine
- exploration
- explore
- eye
- eyeball
- feel around
- feel out
- field sport
- find out
- finger
- fix
- flash
- fleeting look
- following
- frisk
- frisking
- game
- gander
- gaze
- get down cold
- get down pat
- get hold of
- get it down
- get the hang of
- give the once over
- glance
- glimpse
- glom
- go into
- go over
- go through
- gun
- hounding
- hunting
- identify
- impression
- inquest
- inquire
- inquiry
- inquisite
- inquisition
- inspect
- inspection
- interrogate
- interrogation
- introspection
- investigate
- investigation
- keep account
- keeping watch
- lamp
- learn
- learn the ropes
- leer
- listen in
- look
- look at
- look into
- look over
- look see
- look-see
- make certain
- make inquiry
- make sure
- marking
- meddling
- monitor
- muckrake
- nose around
- note
- noticing
- observation
- once-over
- overlook
- parse
- pat down
- peek
- peep
- peg
- penetrate
- perlustration
- peruse
- pick at
- pick up
- pick up on
- pierce
- poke
- ponder
- pore over
- probe
- prod
- prosecution
- prospect
- prove
- pry
- prying
- pursuance
- pursuing
- pursuit
- put out a feeler
- put to the test
- query
- quest
- question
- quick look
- quiz
- race
- raid
- read
- reconnaissance
- reconnoiter
- regard
- regarding
- research
- review
- rummage
- run down
- scan
- scope
- scout
- scout out
- screen
- scrutinate
- scrutinize
- scrutiny
- search
- search into
- see
- seeking
- settle
- sift
- sifting
- sight
- sighting
- size
- size up
- slant
- snooping
- sound
- sound out
- speculation
- sporting
- spy
- squint
- stake out
- stare
- steeplechase
- study
- surveillance
- survey
- sweep
- swivel
- take stock
- take stock of
- tap
- tell
- test
- test the waters
- tracing
- trailing
- try
- turn over
- verify
- vet
- view
- viewing
- weigh
- winnow
- wiretap
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